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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 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mon 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 221 | 184 | 135 | 129 | 109 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 103 | 85 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 49 | 69 | 43 | 67 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 1.25 | 7:55AM 1.44 | 8:28PM 1.33 | 8:36AM 1.41 | 9:02PM 1.40 | 9:15AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44AM 0.30 | 2:18PM 0.14 | 2:29AM 0.24 | 2:50PM 0.16 | 3:11AM 0.21 | 3:20PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
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