Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 852 | 1283 | 1190 | 1129 | 1219 | 1342 | 1497 | 1487 | 1294 | 1162 | 1033 | 1033 | 1070 | 1320 | 1710 | 1797 | 2995 | 2416 | 1867 | 1624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.19m | 8:08AM1.51m | 8:36PM1.15m | 8:42AM1.54m | 9:17PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.26m | 2:40PM0.19m | 2:17AM0.30m | 3:21PM0.16m | 2:50AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 7:32 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1070 | 1320 | 18 | 18 | 2453 | 2416 | 1867 | 1624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 852 | 1283 | 1190 | 1129 | 1219 | 1342 | 1497 | 1487 | 1294 | 1162 | 1033 | 1033 | 642 | 602 | 1710 | 1797 | 2995 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 90 | 24 | 90 | 90 | 632 | 632 | 287 | 287 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 619 | 536 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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