Cowries Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Cowries. It’s a reef and point set-up, and honestly, looking at this 16-day stretch, it’s a quiet one. We’ve got a lot of small, weak energy on the cards, and most days are just flat or near-flat. There’s a bit of a window around the end of July and the start of August, but don’t expect any fireworks.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there for a paddle.

We start off pretty grim. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th of July are a write-off. Swell is tiny, under 1 feet, with a short period around 8 to 13 seconds. The combined energy is in the weak range, between 8 and 31. Not worth a look.

Things finally get a pulse on Thursday the 30th of July. The morning brings a 4-foot swell from the S with a 9-second period, and the wind is a light offshore from the WSW. That’s clean. The combined energy is moderate at 263. It’s not world-class, but it’s surfable. The afternoon goes a bit crumbly with a cross-shore wind, but the morning is your best bet that day.

Then Friday the 31st of July is the standout. The morning shows a 6-foot S swell, 11-second period, with a light cross-offshore wind from the SSW. The combined energy jumps to 651, which is moderate, and it’s clean. The afternoon bumps up to 7 feet from the S, 10 seconds, but the energy is strong at 1418. That’s the biggest energy of the whole period. The wind is still cross-off from the S, so it should be clean. At 7 feet, that’s getting into expert territory for a reef break, but the shape should be good with that longer period. This is the one to chase.

Saturday the 1st of August is still okay. The morning has a 5-foot SSE swell, 10 seconds, moderate energy at 450, and glassy conditions. It’ll be clean and fun. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-on wind, so it won’t be as polished.

From Sunday the 2nd of August onward, it trails off fast. The swell drops, the energy fades, and by the time we hit the second week, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and poor. There’s a stray 4 feet from the ENE on Friday the 7th of August, but it’s a short-period 6-second windswell, which is not going to deliver much at a reef and point. The energy is weak at 174.

So, the only real window is Friday the 31st of July. That’s the one. Get on it. The rest of the run is pretty flat, especially from the 2nd of August onward. It’s a quiet stretch for Cowries.

Rusty.

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