Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 565 | 606 | 458 | 431 | 354 | 281 | 246 | 245 | 212 | 329 | 256 | 192 | 171 | 152 | 110 | 140 | 183 | 287 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.09m | 11:50AM1.61m | 00:56AM1.03m | 12:50PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.36m | 6:49PM0.10m | 6:14AM0.43m | 7:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 407 | 565 | 606 | 458 | 431 | 354 | 281 | 246 | 245 | 212 | 329 | 256 | 192 | 40 | 56 | 110 | 78 | 74 | 158 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | E 16 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 153 | 211 | 266 | 201 | 179 | 103 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 114 | 5 | — | — | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 126 | 152 | 63 | 140 | 183 | 287 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 123 | 123 | 219 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 408 | 84 | 3 | 3 |
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