Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 35 | 26 | 62 | 68 | 51 | 45 | 27 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.34m | 9:13AM1.50m | 9:35PM1.27m | 9:47AM1.51m | 10:15PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.19m | 3:34PM0.15m | 3:28AM0.24m | 4:16PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 68 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 52 | 33 | 59 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 22 | 14 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | NE 7 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | 59 | 57 | 54 | — | — | 37 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 640 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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