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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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
21.7° 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 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | |
721 | 711 | 645 | 645 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 410 | 346 | 356 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 240 | 200 | 264 | 918 | 3109 | 3084 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.98m | 10:25PM1.41m | 11:20AM0.94m | 11:08PM1.36m | 12:12PM0.91m | 11:55PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.25m | 3:52PM0.47m | 5:22AM0.29m | 4:32PM0.52m | 6:11AM0.33m | 5:18PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 721 | 711 | 645 | 645 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 410 | 346 | 356 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 240 | 200 | 160 | 918 | 1873 | 2017 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 73 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 120 | 92 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 264 | 20 | 3109 | 3084 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 123 | 80 | 496 | 397 | 90 | 2 |
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