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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 08 May 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 48 | 982 | 1420 | 749 | 489 | 368 | 226 | 669 | 1317 | 1255 | 644 | 450 | 308 | 243 | 193 | 147 | 116 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 115 | 118 | 147 | 166 | 206 | 235 | 288 | 288 | 328 | 335 | 335 | 342 | 342 | 349 | 356 | 363 | 377 | 385 | 385 | 324 | 312 | 306 | 300 | 300 | 245 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 240 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.19 | 5:53PM 1.26 | 5:55AM 1.16 | 6:25PM 1.34 | 6:37AM 1.14 | 6:56PM 1.40 | 7:17AM 1.12 | 7:28PM 1.45 | 7:57AM 1.09 | 8:01PM 1.48 | 8:37AM 1.07 | 8:35PM 1.49 | 9:17AM 1.03 | 9:11PM 1.49 | 9:58AM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28AM 0.30 | 12:02AM 0.41 | 12:01PM 0.30 | 12:44AM 0.34 | 12:31PM 0.31 | 1:24AM 0.28 | 1:03PM 0.33 | 2:03AM 0.24 | 1:34PM 0.35 | 2:41AM 0.21 | 2:07PM 0.38 | 3:21AM 0.21 | 2:41PM 0.41 | 4:02AM 0.22 | 3:17PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 |
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| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
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