Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 90 | 86 | 114 | 287 | 363 | 183 | 150 | 133 | 98 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 132 | 86 | 98 | 121 | 223 | 98 | 200 | 169 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.51m | 11:53PM1.04m | 12:03PM1.47m | 1:06AM0.97m | 1:11PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.32m | 5:52PM0.21m | 5:25AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.25m | 6:28AM0.47m | 8:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 90 | 37 | 37 | 128 | 168 | 183 | 150 | 133 | 98 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 86 | 98 | 82 | 110 | 98 | 98 | 107 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 98 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 86 | 114 | 287 | 363 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | 121 | 223 | — | 200 | 169 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 69 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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