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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 pm Sunday 26 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
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 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 28 | 68 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.16m | 4:52AM1.31m | 5:44PM1.25m | 5:44AM1.28m | 6:21PM1.34m | 6:30AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.45m | 11:23AM0.22m | 11:42PM0.38m | 12:01PM0.23m | 00:32AM0.32m | 12:34PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 14 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 24 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 219 | 129 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 100 | 521 | 443 | 39 | 127 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 443 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
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