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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 9 am Tuesday 21 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 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 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1221 | 1022 | 1050 | 643 | 967 | 832 | 932 | 886 | 981 | 1040 | 1080 | 1193 | 1141 | 1291 | 1087 | 1152 | 802 | 551 | 579 | 477 | 437 | 361 | 298 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 1.08 | 11:22PM 1.59 | 12:30PM 1.01 | 12:24AM 1.51 | 1:45PM 0.98 | 1:33AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 0.07 | 4:48PM 0.37 | 6:23AM 0.12 | 5:47PM 0.45 | 7:32AM 0.18 | 6:58PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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