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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 10 am Friday 27 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 628 | 555 | 478 | 671 | 4737 | 23339 | 10329 | 18329 | 15135 | 11548 | 8724 | 6525 | 5848 | 4945 | 4684 | 3709 | 2353 | 1997 | 1536 | 1215 | 980 | 763 | 638 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 0.99 | 5:17AM 1.42 | 6:25PM 1.07 | 6:18AM 1.44 | 7:12PM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 0.25 | 10:45PM 0.50 | 12:14PM 0.20 | 11:56PM 0.44 | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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