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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 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.8° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 85 | 91 | 110 | 107 | 129 | 117 | 89 | 79 | 127 | 133 | 167 | 194 | 197 | 238 | 294 | 300 | 300 | 367 | 399 | 473 | 1052 | 1616 | 1713 | 1657 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 1.15 | 12:37AM 1.51 | 1:25PM 1.04 | 1:37AM 1.46 | 2:42PM 0.96 | 2:48AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 0.31 | 7:25AM 0.22 | 6:58PM 0.41 | 8:39AM 0.26 | 8:03PM 0.48 | 9:59AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
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