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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
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1
0
0
0
0
1
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3
E
Period(s) (?)888899910111111111110109101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3192913201121134117642003250337764121431140733971290522921204865889107713411993263128981397
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.44
8:11PM
0.96
8:07AM
1.50
8:51PM
0.99
8:46AM
1.55
9:29PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.46
2:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.43
3:00PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.39
3:36PM
0.17
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:10-------8:10-
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
3----11112223333241084434
Temp. °C192020232321201919191919191919191818192020202020
Feels °C (?)181918192018161615151616161515151414161717161617
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