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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 Friday 17 Apr 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 42 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 104 | 355 | 841 | 1360 | 1476 | 1007 | 951 | 951 | 1828 | 2216 | 2641 | 2778 | 2612 | 2495 | 1505 | 1415 | 1787 | 2027 | 1886 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 1.38 | 8:10PM 1.61 | 8:37AM 1.33 | 8:52PM 1.66 | 9:28AM 1.26 | 9:37PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:45AM 0.12 | 1:50PM 0.11 | 2:34AM 0.05 | 2:30PM 0.15 | 3:26AM 0.02 | 3:12PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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