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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 Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 40 | 57 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 92 | 111 | 113 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 58 | 366 | 279 | 203 | 130 | 151 | 140 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:53AM 0.94 | 3:49PM 1.42 | 5:02AM 0.99 | 4:54PM 1.44 | 5:55AM 1.06 | 5:48PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.51 | 10:55PM 0.25 | 10:22AM 0.48 | 11:49PM 0.20 | 11:24AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
The wind is still cross-on at Cowries (light winds from the N at Kiama (Bombo Headland) 8 km from Cowries). 0.2m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 20 min ago
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