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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 13 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1070 | 915 | 797 | 659 | 736 | 831 | 759 | 630 | 490 | 445 | 315 | 254 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 220 | 220 | 211 | 173 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 150 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
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