Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 226 | 210 | 197 | 161 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 561 | 1373 | 2451 | 1647 | 1088 | 593 | 509 | 473 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.42m | 5:51AM1.08m | 5:44PM1.45m | 6:41AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.50m | 11:37PM0.19m | 11:23AM0.44m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:25PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 177 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 226 | 210 | 197 | 161 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 16 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 17 | S 15 | E 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 149 | 561 | 1373 | 2451 | 1647 | 1088 | 593 | 509 | 473 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 193 | 308 | 146 | 19 | 19 | 640 | 57 | 107 | 107 |
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