Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 139 | 106 | 120 | 98 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 91 | 60 | 52 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.46m | 9:24AM1.43m | 9:39PM1.34m | 10:00AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.13m | 3:34PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.21m | 4:19PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 139 | 106 | 41 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 52 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 77 | 86 | 78 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 104 | 98 | 106 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 16 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 9 | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 74 | 66 | 31 | 26 | 2 | — | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 120 | 64 | 75 | — | — | — | 91 | 60 | 52 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 408 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
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