Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 80 | 75 | 60 | 70 | 171 | 124 | 108 | 48 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 27 | 126 | 408 | 461 | 632 | 777 | 593 | 483 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.35m | 5:28AM1.18m | 5:21PM1.31m | 6:15AM1.29m | 6:17PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.19m | 11:16AM0.44m | 11:51PM0.20m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:32AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
mm | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 80 | 75 | 60 | 70 | 53 | 56 | 76 | 44 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 593 | 483 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | — | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 | 26 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | NW 2 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 35 | 104 | 171 | 124 | 108 | 48 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 46 | 126 | 408 | 461 | 632 | 777 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 193 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 668 | 734 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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