Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 262 | 387 | 576 | 794 | 916 | 650 | 517 |
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-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.18m | 5:21PM1.31m | 6:15AM1.29m | 6:17PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.19m | 11:16AM0.44m | 11:51PM0.20m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:32AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 61 | 40 | 45 | 22 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 726 | 650 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | — | 8 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 15 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | — | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 43 | 70 | 94 | 62 | — | 43 | 2 | — | 2 | 41 | 80 | 262 | 387 | 576 | 794 | 916 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 194 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 443 | 614 | 703 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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