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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 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 188 | 146 | 151 | 214 | 247 | 212 | 155 | 34 | 132 | 190 | 336 | 352 | 224 | 190 | 219 | 273 | 264 | 229 | 235 | 195 | 177 | 126 | 153 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 1.46 | 10:31AM 1.19 | 10:40PM 1.45 | 11:10AM 1.11 | 11:14PM 1.42 | 11:50AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 0.20 | 4:19PM 0.31 | 5:12AM 0.23 | 4:49PM 0.37 | 5:55AM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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