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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surf Forecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 20.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.3 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.4 °C)
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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 20.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.3 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 70 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 226 | 279 | 295 | 373 | 279 | 320 | 487 | 478 | 465 | 474 | 355 | 254 | 218 | 151 | 103 | 91 | 132 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 79 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 94 | 99 | 373 | 207 | 188 | 188 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 188 | 385 | 522 | 422 | 245 | 150 | 110 | 1567 | 2748 | 2662 | 3653 | 3046 | 3308 | 4762 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05AM 1.25 | 5:57PM 1.14 | 5:49AM 1.26 | 6:29PM 1.22 | 6:29AM 1.26 | 6:59PM 1.30 | 7:07AM 1.25 | 7:29PM 1.38 | 7:44AM 1.23 | 8:00PM 1.43 | 8:22AM 1.19 | 8:31PM 1.47 | 9:00AM 1.14 | 9:05PM 1.49 | 9:39AM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 0.30 | 11:45PM 0.46 | 12:13PM 0.28 | 12:27AM 0.39 | 12:43PM 0.26 | 1:07AM 0.33 | 1:12PM 0.26 | 1:46AM 0.27 | 1:41PM 0.27 | 2:24AM 0.23 | 2:10PM 0.29 | 3:02AM 0.21 | 2:41PM 0.33 | 3:43AM 0.21 | 3:14PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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