Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 486 | 574 | 481 | 513 | 549 | 614 | 554 | 460 | 371 | 632 | 661 | 665 | 435 | 459 | 412 | 297 | 202 | 168 | 94 | 74 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.50m | 8:24PM1.31m | 8:43AM1.59m | 9:12PM1.28m | 9:24AM1.65m | 10:01PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.16m | 2:22AM0.16m | 3:11PM0.08m | 3:01AM0.18m | 4:00PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 287 | 294 | 322 | 4 | 513 | 549 | 614 | 554 | 460 | 342 | 301 | 203 | 551 | 435 | 459 | 412 | 297 | 202 | 168 | 94 | 74 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 166 | 118 | 81 | 74 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 48 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 2 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 8 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 486 | 574 | 481 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 76 | 371 | 632 | 661 | 665 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 63 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 18 | 24 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 158 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 287 | 39 | 0 |
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