Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 1129 | 1000 | 705 | 1070 | 1045 | 951 | 551 | 481 | 400 | 391 | 344 | 314 | 265 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 254 | 240 | 170 | 160 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.27m | 7:33PM1.61m | 8:09AM1.34m | 8:16PM1.55m | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:58PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.22m | 2:02AM0.04m | 2:03PM0.18m | 2:38AM0.07m | 2:49PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 812 | 843 | 736 | 98 | 768 | 712 | 627 | 551 | 481 | 400 | 391 | 344 | 314 | 265 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 254 | 240 | 170 | 160 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | ESE 9 | SSE 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 100 | 17 | 87 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 83 | 86 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 10 | E 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 22 | S 21 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 102 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1129 | 1000 | 705 | 1070 | 1045 | 951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 67 | 123 | 3 | 3 |
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