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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 pm Tuesday 14 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 281 | 240 | 226 | 231 | 231 | 225 | 225 | 217 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 147 | 154 | 136 | 127 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
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