Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 66 | 109 | 145 | 392 | 339 | 422 | 407 | 352 | 274 | 212 | 111 | 112 | 183 | 145 | 136 | 131 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.02m | 4:25PM1.32m | 4:42AM0.96m | 5:10PM1.37m | 5:39AM0.94m | 5:51PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.48m | 9:41AM0.37m | 11:04PM0.44m | 10:24AM0.41m | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:08AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 66 | 109 | 145 | 228 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 111 | 58 | 183 | 145 | 136 | 131 | 84 | 81 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 67 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 41 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 392 | 339 | 422 | 407 | 352 | 274 | 212 | 91 | 112 | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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