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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 Thursday 16 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 147 | 188 | 173 | 127 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 42 | 232 | 603 | 1330 | 1695 | 1081 | 1045 | 1928 | 2502 | 2827 | 2969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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