Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 103 | 120 | 108 | 58 | 86 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.32m | 1:03AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:17AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.26m | 7:14PM0.42m | 7:09AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 103 | 120 | 108 | 58 | 86 | 26 | 50 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | S 4 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 36 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cowries surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest