Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 119 | 141 | 121 | 81 | 92 | 319 | 1421 | 2076 | 1299 | 829 | 593 | 464 | 337 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.18m | 10:21AM1.50m | 10:56PM1.10m | 10:58AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.31m | 4:58PM0.20m | 4:32AM0.37m | 5:42PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 26 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 141 | 34 | 81 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 53 | 120 | 157 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | S 16 | E 8 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 51 | 119 | — | 121 | 25 | 92 | 319 | 1421 | 2076 | 1299 | 829 | 593 | 464 | 337 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 375 | 194 | 181 | 90 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 443 | 57 | 0 |
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