Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 352 | 277 | 185 | 149 | 119 | 132 | 303 | 703 | 506 | 412 | 363 | 372 | 297 | 200 | 161 | 130 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.44m | 8:46AM1.68m | 9:09PM1.42m | 9:26AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.22m | 3:09PM0.19m | 3:02AM0.23m | 3:57PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 329 | 352 | 277 | 185 | 149 | 119 | 92 | 61 | 450 | 506 | 412 | 363 | 372 | 297 | 200 | 161 | 130 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 3 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 132 | 303 | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 126 | 44 | 108 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 294 | 117 | 0 |
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