Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 949 | 483 | 393 | 347 | 235 | 149 | 94 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 82 | 275 | 1102 | 1320 | 909 | 791 | 612 | 870 | 997 | 970 | 1009 | 847 | 671 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.38m | 7:07PM1.23m | 7:33AM1.46m | 7:53PM1.19m | 8:08AM1.51m | 8:36PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.21m | 1:10PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.23m | 1:57PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.26m | 2:40PM0.19m | 2:17AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | 7:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 683 | 483 | 393 | 347 | 235 | 149 | 94 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | — | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 949 | — | — | — | 56 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 52 | — | — | — | 82 | 275 | 1102 | 1320 | 909 | 791 | 612 | 870 | 997 | 970 | 1009 | 847 | 671 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 619 | 123 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 496 | 112 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 619 | 674 | 632 | 287 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
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