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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 Thursday 09 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 83 | 79 | 79 | 38 | 84 | 120 | 160 | 229 | 217 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 195 | 178 | 133 | 135 | 178 | 232 | 236 | 356 | 411 | 400 | 440 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.86 | 1:30AM 1.23 | 2:56PM 0.88 | 2:38AM 1.23 | 4:01PM 0.94 | 3:41AM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 0.61 | 8:47AM 0.43 | 7:58PM 0.62 | 9:47AM 0.39 | 9:15PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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