Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 156 | 81 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 85 | 447 | 1043 | 1010 | 1064 | 1365 | 1633 | 1782 | 1568 | 1975 | 2322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.21m | 10:38AM1.40m | 11:02PM1.09m | 11:18AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.29m | 5:06PM0.30m | 4:48AM0.38m | 5:58PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | 81 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 167 | 156 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 447 | 1043 | 1010 | 1064 | 1365 | 1633 | 1782 | 1568 | 1975 | 2322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 1271 | 112 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 796 | 632 | 632 | 287 | 90 |
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