Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101111111211121112121111111010111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93210081049110711491193121513511068997866603583544455423339345292303292286260240
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglassoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
1.59
12:30PM
1.01
12:24AM
1.51
1:45PM
0.98
1:33AM
1.44
3:01PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.12
5:47PM
0.45
7:32AM
0.18
6:58PM
0.51
8:42AM
0.20
8:19PM
0.53
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:26-----
Sunset-----5:24-------5:23-------5:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716181919161616151518191918171615151820191717
Feels °C (?)141514151616141415131317171818171614141819181616
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