Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 131 | 306 | 325 | 293 | 142 | 122 | 93 | 75 | 93 | 79 | 237 | 383 | 367 | 358 | 485 | 568 | 574 | 500 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.44m | 7:41AM1.35m | 7:49PM1.44m | 8:16AM1.44m | 8:30PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.13m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:03AM0.12m | 2:25PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 142 | 168 | 142 | 142 | 122 | 93 | 75 | 93 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 294 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 131 | 306 | 325 | 293 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 63 | 237 | 383 | 367 | 358 | 485 | 568 | 574 | 500 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 123 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 937 | 158 | 283 | 19 | 19 | 95 | 90 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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