Cowries Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.58° S 150.88° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 20.9° 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 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	-	-
Afternoon (24 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24				Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2061	1880	1880	1709	1706	1520	1468	1468	1372	1396	1280	1302	1186	1227	1227	1810	2233	2315	2863	3029	2020	1966	1866	1777
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NW	WNW	W	W	N	NNE	NE	N	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	S	NE	NE	N	N	NW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:32PM1.16m				3:19AM1.24m					4:23PM1.23m				4:19AM1.16m				5:07PM1.31m				5:13AM1.10m
Low Tide				9:19PM0.50m				9:52AM0.25m					10:27PM0.46m				10:34AM0.29m				11:26PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	4	3	4	5	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	17	17	16	17	17	19	20	20	18	17	17	17	16	18	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	18
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	16	17	17	20	19	19	18	17	18	17	16	18	17	16	16	18	16	14	15	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	2061	1880	1880	1709	1706	1520	1468	1468	1372	1396	1280	1302	1186	1227	1227	1248	1505	1638	2119	2053	2020	1966	1866	1777
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	5	25	44	41	38	34	30	25	24	22	21	9	9	9	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 10	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	—	—	2	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1810	2233	2315	2863	3029	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	64	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	22	3	3	0	0	0	0	10	24	24	3	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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