Cowrie Beach
South Australia · Australia
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Cowrie Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near South Australia — it picks up S–W swell and turns cleanest in a N–E wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.1°C (59.2°F) on average
Jan
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.6–21.4°C
Feb
19.2°C
66.6°F · 18.2–20.6°C
Mar
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.8–20.5°C
Apr
18.1°C
64.6°F · 15.8–19.5°C
May
17.3°C
63.1°F · 16–18.5°C
Jun
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.8–17.6°C
Jul
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.7–16.7°C
Aug
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14.1–16.4°C
Sep
15.1°C
59.2°F · 14.2–16.2°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.4–16.8°C
Nov
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.9–18.7°C
Dec
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16.3–19.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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