Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 238 | 211 | 378 | 497 | 691 | 1437 | 1375 | 1081 | 644 | 486 | 471 | 493 | 311 | 210 | 140 | 112 | 157 | 439 | 1190 | 1872 | 2533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.00m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:58AM1.09m | 5:56PM1.59m | 6:46AM1.18m | 6:46PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.42m | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 238 | 211 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 486 | 471 | 493 | 311 | 210 | 140 | 112 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 16 | E 9 | E 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 38 | 71 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 71 | 54 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 16 | E 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 378 | 497 | 691 | 1437 | 1375 | 1081 | 644 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 439 | 1190 | 1872 | 2533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 66 | 112 | 19 | 146 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 710 | 443 | 443 | 90 |
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