Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 646 | 561 | 497 | 411 | 314 | 263 | 187 | 184 | 150 | 104 | 84 | 65 | 69 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.40m | 11:19AM1.25m | 11:14PM1.30m | 12:04PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.37m | 5:03AM0.17m | 5:12PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.21m | 6:08PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | E 13 |
| kJ | 646 | 561 | 497 | 411 | 314 | 263 | 187 | 184 | 150 | 104 | 84 | 65 | 69 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 17 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | E 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | S 21 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 3 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 179 | 496 | 632 | 80 | 80 |
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