Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 381 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 127 | 97 | 120 | 95 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.46m | 3:23AM1.02m | 3:08PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.15m | 7:23AM0.49m | 9:04PM0.18m | 8:42AM0.52m | 10:08PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 217 | 199 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 48 | 97 | 120 | 95 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 60 | 39 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 45 | 33 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 459 | 381 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 127 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 32 | 36 | 43 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 219 | 69 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 632 | 124 | 123 | 3 |
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