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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2015 | 2035 | 2027 | 2216 | 2367 | 2291 | 2061 | 1880 | 1880 | 1709 | 1678 | 1520 | 1468 | 1468 | 1396 | 1420 | 1299 | 1299 | 1184 | 1184 | 1204 | 1225 | 1835 | 2129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.33m | 3:32PM1.16m | 3:19AM1.24m | 4:23PM1.23m | 4:19AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.52m | 9:04AM0.21m | 9:19PM0.50m | 9:52AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.46m | 10:34AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 2015 | 2035 | 2027 | 2216 | 2367 | 2291 | 2061 | 1880 | 1880 | 1709 | 1678 | 1520 | 1468 | 1468 | 1396 | 1420 | 1299 | 1299 | 1184 | 1184 | 1204 | 1225 | 1225 | 1638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1835 | 2129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 23 | 69 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 69 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 57 |
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