Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 444 | 280 | 235 | 202 | 226 | 179 | 153 | 180 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 147 | 141 | 113 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.40m | 8:52AM1.50m | 9:13PM1.33m | 9:32AM1.53m | 10:00PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.14m | 3:10PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.18m | 3:58PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 316 | 444 | 280 | 235 | 202 | 226 | 179 | 153 | 180 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 147 | 141 | 110 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 113 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 43 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 110 | — | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 18 | 31 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 123 | 123 | 84 | 3 |
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