Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 212 | 329 | 256 | 192 | 171 | 116 | 110 | 112 | 464 | 453 | 147 | 109 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 36 | 81 | 88 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.03m | 12:50PM1.54m | 2:08AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.10m | 6:14AM0.43m | 7:55PM0.15m | 7:23AM0.49m | 9:04PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 212 | 329 | 256 | 192 | 38 | 42 | 110 | 78 | 205 | 206 | 147 | 109 | 93 | 77 | 49 | 34 | 81 | 88 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | E 16 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 116 | 5 | — | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 20 | 35 | 48 | 76 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NW 2 | — | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 108 | 116 | 58 | 112 | 464 | 453 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 496 | 123 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 408 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 718 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
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