Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 215 | 121 | 152 | 128 | 382 | 389 | 371 | 277 | 206 | 154 | 183 | 377 | 381 | 396 | 150 | 129 | 114 | 231 | 129 | 133 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.15m | 6:30PM1.42m | 7:07AM1.26m | 7:09PM1.44m | 7:41AM1.35m | 7:49PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.37m | 00:59AM0.17m | 12:59PM0.29m | 1:31AM0.13m | 1:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 121 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 175 | 191 | 173 | 134 | 131 | 6 | 6 | 185 | 178 | 183 | 150 | 129 | 114 | 96 | 5 | 133 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 259 | 215 | 121 | 152 | 128 | 382 | 389 | 371 | 277 | 206 | 154 | 183 | 377 | 381 | 396 | — | — | — | 231 | 129 | 11 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 17 | 635 | 638 | 272 | 148 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 73 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 212 |
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