Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowrie Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 852 | 827 | 755 | 755 | 690 | 690 | 552 | 543 | 424 | 398 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 282 | 244 | 282 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.77m | 9:10AM1.86m | 8:56PM1.73m | 10:14AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.73m | 3:13PM1.11m | 3:29AM0.78m | 4:25PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 961 | 852 | 827 | 755 | 755 | 690 | 690 | 552 | 543 | 424 | 398 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 282 | 244 | 282 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 24 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
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