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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)788885665555666676888776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264931191818152023181719212525264331212122385651
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
1.51
9:41PM
1.44
9:54AM
1.47
10:19PM
1.51
10:39AM
1.38
11:01PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.07
3:46AM
0.14
4:05PM
0.09
4:34AM
0.12
4:42PM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:09-------7:08-------7:07----
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1112-------11-1121---1
Temp. °C192222222120191819212323212020202122222220201919
Feels °C (?)202323242321191819212324232222222323232320201919
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