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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 Wednesday 22 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 932 | 1008 | 1049 | 1107 | 1149 | 1193 | 1215 | 1351 | 1068 | 997 | 866 | 603 | 583 | 544 | 455 | 423 | 339 | 345 | 292 | 303 | 292 | 286 | 260 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22PM 1.59 | 12:30PM 1.01 | 12:24AM 1.51 | 1:45PM 0.98 | 1:33AM 1.44 | 3:01PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 0.12 | 5:47PM 0.45 | 7:32AM 0.18 | 6:58PM 0.51 | 8:42AM 0.20 | 8:19PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
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