Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 753 | 701 | 535 | 382 | 328 | 255 | 215 | 153 | 112 | 93 | 64 | 50 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 67 | 50 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.40m | 8:38AM1.45m | 8:55PM1.34m | 9:13AM1.50m | 9:35PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.15m | 2:51PM0.17m | 2:56AM0.19m | 3:34PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 753 | 701 | 535 | 382 | 328 | 255 | 215 | 153 | 112 | 93 | 28 | 50 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 28 | 50 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 3 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 19 | — | — | 32 | 38 | 61 | 64 | 5 | 35 | 77 | — | — | 33 | 67 | 5 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 635 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 640 | 69 | 10 | 3 |
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