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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 3 am Sunday 31 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | |
192 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.02m | 8:09PM1.51m | 8:56AM1.01m | 8:47PM1.51m | 9:36AM0.99m | 9:26PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.40m | 3:00AM0.20m | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.21m | 2:53PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 192 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | — | 29 | 50 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 0 |
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