- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Cowries Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 02 May 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
21.7° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
149 | 140 | 163 | 238 | 397 | 485 | 766 | 941 | 1004 | 932 | 591 | 512 | 831 | 636 | 1024 | 1175 | 637 | 919 | 943 | 651 | 567 | 591 | 610 | 707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.12m | 8:34PM1.50m | 9:11AM1.07m | 9:08PM1.49m | 9:52AM1.03m | 9:45PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.19m | 2:09PM0.34m | 3:15AM0.19m | 2:41PM0.38m | 3:55AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |  | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 149 | 140 | 163 | 238 | 397 | 1 | 487 | 587 | 674 | 651 | 591 | 512 | 540 | 3 | 624 | 756 | 637 | 651 | 688 | 651 | 567 | 591 | 610 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 485 | 766 | 941 | 1004 | 932 | — | — | 831 | 636 | 1024 | 1175 | 156 | 919 | 943 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 84 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 408 | 408 | 95 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cowries surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest