Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 449 | 479 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 339 | 257 | 199 | 168 | 179 | 176 | 167 | 229 | 173 | 146 | 106 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.49m | 5:01AM1.03m | 5:22PM1.59m | 6:10AM1.05m | 6:18PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.31m | 11:11PM0.26m | 10:39AM0.31m | 00:15AM0.15m | 11:39AM0.30m | 1:13AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 393 | 449 | 479 | 456 | 456 | 361 | 339 | 257 | 199 | 168 | 132 | 109 | 167 | 229 | 173 | 146 | 106 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 126 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 67 | 137 | 157 | 179 | 176 | 90 | 51 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 14 | S 22 | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 4 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 9 | 39 |
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