Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 87 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 192 | 113 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.19m | 12:09PM1.31m | 00:20AM1.05m | 12:57PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.35m | 5:40AM0.30m | 6:32PM0.42m | 6:17AM0.40m | 7:36PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 35 | 55 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 192 | 113 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 87 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 67 | 17 | 3 |
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