Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 128 | 132 | 204 | 323 | 223 | 432 | 365 | 287 | 237 | 134 | 181 | 181 | 168 | 355 | 301 | 247 | 206 | 135 | 163 | 404 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.38m | 6:33AM1.15m | 6:30PM1.42m | 7:07AM1.26m | 7:09PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.44m | 00:27AM0.23m | 12:16PM0.37m | 00:59AM0.17m | 12:59PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 124 | 128 | 132 | 145 | 168 | 80 | 229 | 208 | 158 | 129 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 163 | 131 | 131 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 185 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 83 | 108 | 108 | 3 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 193 | — | — | 204 | 323 | 223 | 432 | 365 | 287 | 237 | 134 | 181 | 181 | 168 | 355 | 301 | 247 | 206 | 135 | 163 | 404 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 635 | 635 | 272 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
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