Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 35 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 284 | 392 | 296 | 275 | 410 | 441 | 392 | 369 | 293 | 235 | 246 | 133 | 216 | 334 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.66m | 11:51PM1.09m | 11:50AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.29m | 5:48PM0.06m | 5:17AM0.36m | 6:49PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 35 | 57 | 50 | 34 | 284 | 392 | 296 | 275 | 410 | 441 | 392 | 369 | 293 | 235 | 246 | 125 | 216 | 334 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 51 | 86 | 142 | 153 | 284 | 270 | 181 | 131 | 95 | 50 | 133 | 53 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 24 | 41 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 710 | 674 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 123 | 496 | 408 | 29 |
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