Cowries Surf Break

Cowries 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.58° S 150.88° E

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowries sea temperature is
18.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cowries today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
NE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
136
142
137
157
143
114
111
111
122
107
109
114
133
166
166
216
166
332
247
247
247
273
268
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM1.80m
10:09AM1.12m
10:02PM1.75m
11:04AM1.11m
10:54PM1.66m
12:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:05AM-0.07m
3:31PM0.30m
4:58AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.34m
5:49AM0.03m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
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7:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
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7:01
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
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4:52
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
19
18
18
17
16
18
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
15
18
20
18
17
17
15
15
15
19
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
NE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
94
136
142
137
157
143
114
111
111
122
107
109
114
133
166
166
216
166
332
247
247
247
273
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.5
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
15
65
62
61
57
57
52
50
50
32
31
28
16
16
16
8
6
14
21
21
22
42
38
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
71
13
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
9
—
—
—
—
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
4
—
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
N
3
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
20
28
1
73
9
13
22
11
15
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(10 max)
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Distance (km)
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0
0
0
0
0
3
3
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22
18
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18
4
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(10 max)
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(10 max)
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