Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1605 | 1393 | 1405 | 1313 | 1267 | 1341 | 1341 | 1333 | 1724 | 1814 | 1510 | 1962 | 2667 | 2586 | 2125 | 1984 | 1800 | 1685 | 1569 | 1446 | 1522 | 1125 | 1086 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.34m | 12:45PM1.16m | 00:27AM1.26m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:24AM1.17m | 2:29PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.21m | 6:27PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.23m | 7:33PM0.49m | 7:49AM0.26m | 8:46PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | S 20 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | — | 1360 | 1446 | 1510 | 1446 | 1924 | 2164 | — | 1984 | 1800 | 1685 | 1569 | 1446 | 1192 | 967 | 804 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | E 16 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 147 | 246 | 355 | 333 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1605 | 1393 | 1405 | 1313 | 1267 | 1341 | 1341 | 1333 | 1724 | 1814 | — | 1962 | 2667 | 2586 | 2125 | — | — | — | — | 212 | 1522 | 1125 | 1086 | 673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 190 | 161 | 144 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
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