Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 367 | 326 | 326 | 280 | 280 | 406 | 382 | 373 | 396 | 351 | 314 | 275 | 269 | 215 | 210 | 181 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.95m | 12:22PM1.33m | 1:22AM0.89m | 1:14PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.32m | 5:45AM0.51m | 7:24PM0.37m | 6:31AM0.57m | 8:26PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 375 | 367 | 326 | 326 | 280 | 280 | 406 | 382 | 373 | 396 | 351 | 314 | 275 | 269 | 215 | 210 | 181 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 72 | 112 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 87 | 64 | 61 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 123 | 69 | 123 | 69 | 69 | 640 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 67 | 95 | 67 | 22 | 10 |
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