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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 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 73 | 79 | 130 | 163 | 243 | 316 | 243 | 238 | 294 | 300 | 300 | 367 | 399 | 473 | 901 | 1221 | 1451 | 1468 | 1468 | 1313 | 1132 | 1002 | 900 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 1.04 | 1:37AM 1.46 | 2:42PM 0.96 | 2:48AM 1.42 | 4:09PM 0.94 | 4:05AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 0.22 | 6:58PM 0.41 | 8:39AM 0.26 | 8:03PM 0.48 | 9:59AM 0.27 | 9:23PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
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