Cowries Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Illawarra, Australia)

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Cowries Surf Guide

Cowries on the South Coast is a quite exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. A right hand reef break Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for urchins, rocks and locals.

Cowries Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cowries:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cowries occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cowries (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cowries with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in June while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

11%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

77%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cowries Location Map

Interactive Cowries surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cowries is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 62 km (39 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cowries is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 74 km (46 miles) away.

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Cowries Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross

What does Cowries look like?

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Tides at Cowries

Current tide and informaton

For Cowries, 0 km from Cowries.

Next High Water: 10:34am | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 03:52pm | 0.47m

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Cowries Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.7 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite