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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 4 am Monday 23 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
23.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 78 | 36 | 61 | 66 | 85 | 157 | 111 | 107 | 129 | 84 | 86 | 77 | 127 | 137 | 237 | 180 | 193 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 276 | 276 | 300 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 1.54 | 12:21PM 1.15 | 12:37AM 1.51 | 1:25PM 1.04 | 1:37AM 1.46 | 2:42PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21AM 0.16 | 6:06PM 0.31 | 7:25AM 0.22 | 6:58PM 0.41 | 8:39AM 0.26 | 8:03PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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