Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 406 | 839 | 479 | 297 | 304 | 284 | 223 | 186 | 151 | 90 | 94 | 65 | 63 | 80 | 70 | 66 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.28m | 9:24AM1.65m | 10:01PM1.23m | 10:08AM1.67m | 10:54PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.18m | 4:00PM0.04m | 3:43AM0.23m | 4:52PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 231 | 599 | 141 | 297 | 304 | 284 | 223 | 186 | 151 | 90 | 94 | 65 | 63 | 80 | 70 | 66 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 194 | 230 | 115 | 77 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 10 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 74 | 74 | — | — | 31 | 26 | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 406 | 839 | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 57 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 496 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 299 | 10 | 0 |
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