Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 181 | 263 | 267 | 200 | 142 | 90 | 220 | 161 | 114 | 91 | 84 | 77 | 77 | 230 | 166 | 202 | 186 | 218 | 231 | 191 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.71m | 9:20AM1.28m | 9:22PM1.63m | 10:02AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.21m | 3:16AM-0.02m | 3:04PM0.21m | 3:54AM0.03m | 3:53PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 181 | 263 | 267 | 200 | 142 | 90 | 220 | 161 | 114 | 91 | 84 | 77 | 77 | 140 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 166 | 202 | 186 | 218 | 231 | 191 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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