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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
!
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
535
469
452
443
416
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
421
864
2391
2011
1096
884
656
500
363
458
708
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:25PM1.41m
11:20AM0.94m
11:08PM1.36m
12:12PM0.91m
11:55PM1.31m
1:12PM0.91m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.29m
4:32PM0.52m
6:11AM0.33m
5:18PM0.56m
7:04AM0.35m
6:15PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
15
14
18
19
19
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
13
11
9
8
9
15
19
19
14
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
18
17
16
15
12
11
10
10
5
7
8
4
4
4
3
4
10
13
15
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
545
535
469
452
443
416
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
421
864
1415
1230
1096
884
656
500
363
458
708
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
30
44
69
53
47
32
20
11
6
6
3
2
6
163
128
94
70
50
50
51
52
57
59
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
—
—
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
17
—
—
—
0.1
NE
10
—
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
28
26
21
4
4
14
3
3
3
—
—
4
6
—
—
—
4
—
—
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
—
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
4
4
—
—
—
—
2
3
2
5
7
29
39
13
11
2391
2011
—
5
7
3
5
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
69
66
3
0
3
0
0
90
10
0
90
36
0
3
3
3
0
0
3
0
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Mystics
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
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4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
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5
6
5
6
5
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5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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