Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 82 | 72 | 52 | 62 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 198 | 333 | 239 | 191 | 377 | 441 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.23m | 10:08AM1.67m | 10:54PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.23m | 4:52PM0.03m | 4:27AM0.29m | 5:48PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 82 | 72 | 52 | 24 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 198 | 333 | 239 | 167 | 377 | 441 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 49 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 26 | — | 19 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 50 | 98 | 191 | 151 | 223 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 24 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 83 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 674 | 69 | 57 | 0 |
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