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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
!
4
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.3
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)566666667788888699101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771081591641578712720220433465754930029122039619601461330034543558428632301922
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.89
6:42AM
1.38
7:27PM
0.92
7:26AM
1.44
8:11PM
0.96
8:07AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.48
1:41PM
0.34
12:44AM
0.46
2:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.43
3:00PM
0.22
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset8:12-------8:12-------8:10-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2111-1111112121---244545
Temp. °C202120202122222322212120211920222120202020202121
Feels °C (?)182119202121212220212321211819191920201818171920
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