Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 150 | 300 | 316 | 562 | 1159 | 895 | 386 | 233 | 173 | 226 | 121 | 94 | 71 | 80 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.31m | 6:15AM1.29m | 6:17PM1.27m | 6:56AM1.38m | 7:07PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.20m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:32AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | 7:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 940 | 699 | 386 | 233 | 173 | 226 | 121 | 94 | 71 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 150 | 300 | 316 | 562 | 1159 | 895 | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 614 | 654 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 619 | 679 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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