Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 539 | 573 | 497 | 1124 | 882 | 650 | 417 | 361 | 321 | 269 | 293 | 357 | 990 | 990 | 954 | 804 | 653 | 589 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.46m | 7:24AM1.29m | 7:28PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.38m | 8:12PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:18PM0.28m | 1:49AM0.12m | 2:06PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 28 | 331 | 896 | 669 | 488 | 417 | 361 | 321 | 269 | 293 | 357 | 990 | 990 | 954 | 804 | 653 | 589 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 109 | 91 | 232 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 15 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 854 | 539 | 573 | 497 | 1124 | 882 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 107 | 112 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 17 | 17 |
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