Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 52 | 100 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 77 | 136 | 3 | 514 | 1207 | 1322 | 773 | 471 | 295 | 521 | 424 | 348 | 295 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22AM0.85m | 3:16PM1.23m | 4:29AM0.90m | 4:17PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.61m | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:41AM0.58m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | — | S 22 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 52 | 100 | 69 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 75 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 9 | 1 | 295 | 521 | 424 | 348 | 295 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 6 | S 20 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 30 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 95 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 70 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 36 | 100 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 118 | 514 | 1207 | 1322 | 773 | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 272 | 632 | 90 | 251 | 90 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 69 | 69 |
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