Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 58 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 35 | 206 | 461 | 1749 | 1884 | 1083 | 494 | 384 | 355 | 326 | 329 | 322 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.41m | 3:47AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.46m | 5:00AM1.00m | 4:59PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.46m | 9:47PM0.29m | 9:09AM0.47m | 10:57PM0.22m | 10:24AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 58 | 42 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 220 | 1046 | 1308 | 854 | 494 | 384 | 355 | 326 | 329 | 8 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 6 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 206 | 461 | 1749 | 1884 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 130 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 161 | 287 | 19 |
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