Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | 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 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1642 | 1864 | 1630 | 2677 | 2243 | 1853 | 1544 | 1357 | 1273 | 1224 | 1224 | 1207 | 1207 | 1255 | 1333 | 1620 | 1675 | 1741 | 2373 | 2252 | 2097 | 1951 | 1538 | 1518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.11m | 11:40PM1.34m | 12:45PM1.16m | 00:27AM1.26m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:24AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.20m | 5:30PM0.49m | 6:22AM0.21m | 6:27PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.23m | 7:33PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 371 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 1333 | 1274 | 1332 | 1359 | 1685 | 1868 | 1740 | 1651 | 1538 | 1518 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 282 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | 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 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1642 | 1864 | 1630 | 2677 | 2243 | 1853 | 1544 | 1357 | 1273 | 1224 | 1224 | 1207 | 1207 | 1255 | — | 1620 | 1675 | 1741 | 2373 | 2252 | 2097 | 1951 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 24 | 107 | 443 | 212 | 219 | 219 | 161 | 146 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
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