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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 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
1068 | 997 | 866 | 603 | 583 | 544 | 445 | 366 | 292 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 245 | 197 | 173 | 106 | 119 | 78 | 105 | 149 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.51m | 1:45PM0.98m | 1:33AM1.44m | 3:01PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.38m | 4:07PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.18m | 6:58PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.20m | 8:19PM0.53m | 9:46AM0.21m | 9:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 1068 | 997 | 866 | 603 | 524 | 544 | 445 | 366 | 292 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 245 | 197 | 173 | 106 | 119 | 78 | 68 | 149 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 461 | 633 | 557 | 593 | 583 | 453 | 394 | 341 | 223 | 225 | 220 | 184 | 151 | 118 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 117 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 45 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 67 | 4 | 3 |
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