Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 80 | 53 | 157 | 120 | 79 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 29 | 67 | 136 | 147 | 85 | 93 | 99 | 102 | 114 | 77 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.49m | 11:21PM0.99m | 11:09AM1.44m | 00:07AM0.95m | 11:52AM1.38m | 00:58AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.42m | 5:23PM0.22m | 4:37AM0.47m | 6:07PM0.27m | 5:18AM0.51m | 6:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 53 | 27 | 120 | 79 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 79 | 85 | 93 | 99 | 102 | 1 | 77 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 11 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 58 | 157 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 67 | 136 | 147 | 49 | — | — | 1 | 114 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 156 | 674 | 496 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 64 | 29 |
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