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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 Thursday 02 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 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) (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 135 | 123 | 127 | 214 | 295 | 255 | 170 | 112 | 99 | 226 | 361 | 223 | 213 | 196 | 238 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35PM 1.44 | 9:53AM 1.28 | 10:07PM 1.46 | 10:31AM 1.19 | 10:40PM 1.45 | 11:10AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:51AM 0.19 | 3:50PM 0.25 | 4:31AM 0.20 | 4:19PM 0.31 | 5:12AM 0.23 | 4:49PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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