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Cowries Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 30 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cowries surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cowries sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
443 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 234 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.03m | 7:33PM1.50m | 8:15AM1.02m | 8:09PM1.51m | 8:56AM1.01m | 8:47PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.39m | 2:21AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.40m | 3:00AM0.20m | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 326 | 257 | 270 | 190 | 153 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 443 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 234 | 105 | 82 | 63 | 47 | 46 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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