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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 4 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
24.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9086 | 6960 | 6000 | 5089 | 4284 | 3168 | 2655 | 1613 | 1326 | 1145 | 961 | 747 | 566 | 480 | 398 | 346 | 300 | 258 | 216 | 176 | 149 | 109 | 104 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:25PM 1.07 | 6:18AM 1.44 | 7:12PM 1.16 | 7:10AM 1.45 | 7:52PM 1.25 | 7:55AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 0.20 | 11:56PM 0.44 | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | 1:43PM 0.15 | 1:44AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
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