Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 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
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 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
SSW
8
2.3
S
9
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
711
645
645
555
555
545
535
535
452
443
426
410
346
356
346
290
290
240
200
264
918
3109
3084
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:34AM0.98m
10:25PM1.41m
11:20AM0.94m
11:08PM1.36m
12:12PM0.91m
11:55PM1.31m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.25m
3:52PM0.47m
5:22AM0.29m
4:32PM0.52m
6:11AM0.33m
5:18PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
15
19
22
20
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
17
15
14
14
14
16
14
12
8
11
10
8
11
15
18
16
16
13
13
13
14
18
18
17
15
13
11
9
10
10
6
3
0
2
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
2.3
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
Energy kJ
721
711
645
645
555
555
545
535
535
452
443
426
410
346
356
346
290
290
240
200
160
918
1873
2017
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
12
6
6
30
30
31
73
53
33
32
20
12
6
6
2
1
5
23
4
120
92
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
6
9
28
26
21
4
14
14
3
3
3
3
1
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
1
WSW
4
1.4
SSW
8
0.7
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
4
16
3
7
5
3
1
2
3
4
13
34
264
20
3109
3084
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
5
6
Distance (km)
3
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
69
3
0
0
0
3
15
123
80
496
397
90
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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