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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 am Saturday 18 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1331 | 1387 | 901 | 846 | 1663 | 1715 | 2521 | 2956 | 2884 | 2704 | 1815 | 1718 | 1593 | 1929 | 1960 | 2027 | 2047 | 1909 | 1909 | 1806 | 1717 | 1541 | 1787 | 1186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 1.33 | 8:52PM 1.66 | 9:28AM 1.26 | 9:37PM 1.68 | 10:23AM 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:34AM 0.05 | 2:30PM 0.15 | 3:26AM 0.02 | 3:12PM 0.21 | 4:20AM 0.03 | 3:57PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
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