Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1548 | 2350 | 1778 | 1199 | 1158 | 1196 | 690 | 742 | 1070 | 712 | 627 | 551 | 471 | 400 | 352 | 360 | 321 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.62m | 7:29AM1.27m | 7:33PM1.61m | 8:09AM1.34m | 8:16PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.04m | 1:15PM0.22m | 2:02AM0.04m | 2:03PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 53 | 42 | 40 | 854 | 843 | 100 | 98 | 752 | 712 | 627 | 551 | 471 | 400 | 352 | 360 | 321 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 17 | S 16 | S 23 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 87 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 9 | S 22 | E 15 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1548 | 2350 | 1778 | 1199 | 1158 | 1196 | 690 | 742 | 1070 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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