Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 217 | 181 | 125 | 84 | 97 | 130 | 279 | 131 | 119 | 107 | 96 | 75 | 140 | 391 | 408 | 469 | 424 | 178 | 136 | 113 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.54m | 10:52PM1.14m | 11:05AM1.51m | 11:53PM1.04m | 12:03PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.24m | 4:52PM0.16m | 4:34AM0.32m | 5:52PM0.21m | 5:25AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 110 | 110 | 181 | 77 | 56 | 57 | 130 | 111 | 131 | 119 | 107 | 96 | 37 | 37 | 173 | 178 | 193 | 198 | 178 | 136 | 113 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 217 | 77 | 125 | 84 | 80 | 3 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 56 | 97 | 102 | 279 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 140 | 391 | 408 | 469 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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