Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 75 | 77 | 172 | 3 | 590 | 1382 | 1500 | 919 | 521 | 287 | 607 | 480 | 370 | 342 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 113 | 85 | 112 | 120 | 128 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29AM0.90m | 4:17PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:07PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:41AM0.58m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.52m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:31AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 75 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 128 | 607 | 480 | 370 | 342 | 151 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 85 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 6 | S 20 | S 19 | E 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 53 | 120 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 85 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 20 | SSE 16 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 26 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 133 | 590 | 1382 | 1500 | 919 | 521 | 287 | — | — | 36 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 53 | 38 | 87 | 120 | 128 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 496 | 375 | 299 | 251 | 90 | 57 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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