Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 106 | 111 | 98 | 162 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 56 | 110 | 92 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.34m | 10:00AM1.43m | 10:19PM1.21m | 10:38AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.21m | 4:19PM0.24m | 4:15AM0.29m | 5:06PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 139 | 106 | 51 | 63 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 46 | 33 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 13 | S 9 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 98 | 98 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 52 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 13 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 45 | 111 | — | 162 | — | — | — | 76 | 45 | 110 | 92 | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 20 | 119 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 130 | 107 | 90 |
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