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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 pm Saturday 02 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
704 | 506 | 766 | 799 | 908 | 1004 | 579 | 512 | 778 | 636 | 1004 | 1255 | 1027 | 1048 | 712 | 657 | 591 | 671 | 684 | 680 | 754 | 865 | 862 | 807 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.50m | 9:11AM1.07m | 9:08PM1.49m | 9:52AM1.03m | 9:45PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.19m | 2:41PM0.38m | 3:55AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.43m | 4:37AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 415 | 1 | 563 | 587 | 600 | 567 | 579 | 512 | 540 | 3 | 688 | 732 | 729 | 772 | 712 | 657 | 591 | 671 | 684 | 680 | 754 | 865 | 862 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 704 | 506 | 766 | 799 | 908 | 1004 | — | — | 778 | 636 | 1004 | 1255 | 1027 | 1048 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 408 | 408 | 95 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 408 | 408 | 95 | 84 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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