Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 138 | 268 | 611 | 351 | 287 | 261 | 230 | 212 | 184 | 169 | 173 | 202 | 173 | 202 | 269 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.95m | 2:27PM1.41m | 3:48AM1.00m | 3:40PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.51m | 9:35PM0.23m | 9:09AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 5 | 20 | 318 | 351 | 287 | 261 | 230 | 212 | 184 | 169 | 173 | 202 | 173 | 202 | 269 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 79 | 100 | 108 | 138 | 120 | 117 | 86 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | SW 3 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | 217 | 138 | 268 | 611 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
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