Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9915141414141313131313131313131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)793884120160229217204201198195178176135178171247356324400440423423423
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.23
2:56PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:01PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.61
8:47AM
0.43
7:58PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:15-------6:15-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232121222327302926222218161922211715151413161918
Feels °C (?)2220212122252928262119131113161510898791310
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