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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 Wednesday 06 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
410 | 356 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 217 | 562 | 1293 | 2248 | 1491 | 1148 | 682 | 500 | 349 | 792 | 991 | 900 | 1589 | 1627 | 1896 | 1575 | 882 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.36m | 12:12PM0.91m | 11:55PM1.31m | 1:12PM0.91m | 00:49AM1.28m | 2:14PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.52m | 6:11AM0.33m | 5:18PM0.56m | 7:04AM0.35m | 6:15PM0.60m | 7:57AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 410 | 356 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 200 | 217 | 562 | 1293 | 1386 | 1491 | 1148 | 682 | 500 | 349 | 792 | 991 | 900 | 1589 | 1627 | 1270 | 1045 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 128 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 2248 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1896 | 1575 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
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