Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cowries today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 919 | 534 | 295 | 187 | 490 | 351 | 327 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 113 | 122 | 142 | 167 | 156 | 145 | 213 | 213 | 97 | 77 | 72 | 97 | 50 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:07PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.38m | 6:33AM1.15m | 6:30PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.52m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:31AM0.44m | 00:27AM0.23m | 12:16PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 40 | 128 | 181 | 490 | 351 | 119 | 151 | 148 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 83 | 110 | 110 | 78 | 122 | 100 | 97 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 19 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | S 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 69 | 8 | 187 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 49 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | — | 50 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | S 20 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 919 | 534 | 295 | — | — | — | 327 | 45 | 70 | 89 | 110 | 122 | 142 | 167 | 156 | 145 | 213 | 213 | 103 | 77 | 72 | 97 | 50 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 640 | 638 | 272 | 123 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cowries surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest