Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 189 | 147 | 144 | 160 | 211 | 229 | 217 | 181 | 125 | 84 | 97 | 156 | 207 | 127 | 112 | 88 | 73 | 71 | 128 | 167 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.53m | 10:00PM1.24m | 10:15AM1.54m | 10:52PM1.14m | 11:05AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.14m | 3:51AM0.24m | 4:52PM0.16m | 4:34AM0.32m | 5:52PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 197 | 189 | 147 | 144 | 110 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 181 | 25 | 80 | 57 | 80 | 97 | 127 | 112 | 88 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 160 | 211 | 229 | 217 | 78 | 77 | 84 | 80 | 128 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 74 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 125 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 36 | 97 | 156 | 207 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 128 | 167 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 619 | 123 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
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