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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 pm Monday 04 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
664 | 678 | 742 | 742 | 680 | 680 | 707 | 698 | 724 | 645 | 572 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 525 | 452 | 443 | 416 | 400 | 356 | 346 | 346 | 290 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.46m | 10:34AM0.98m | 10:25PM1.41m | 11:20AM0.94m | 11:08PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.25m | 3:52PM0.47m | 5:22AM0.29m | 4:32PM0.52m | 6:11AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 664 | 678 | 742 | 742 | 680 | 680 | 707 | 698 | 724 | 645 | 572 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 525 | 452 | 443 | 416 | 400 | 356 | 346 | 346 | 290 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 45 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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