Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 970 | 1285 | 1252 | 1493 | 1940 | 1902 | 1725 | 2016 | 2367 | 2183 | 2314 | 1732 | 920 | 641 | 554 | 488 | 427 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.09m | 11:18AM1.36m | 11:49PM0.98m | 12:04PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.30m | 4:48AM0.38m | 5:58PM0.37m | 5:25AM0.47m | 6:58PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1640 | 1224 | 920 | 641 | 554 | 488 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 970 | 1285 | 1252 | 1493 | 1940 | 1902 | 1725 | 2016 | 2367 | 2183 | 2314 | 1732 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 796 | 632 | 632 | 287 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 67 | 2 | 0 |
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