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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 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 212 | 206 | 165 | 150 | 34 | 90 | 183 | 186 | 229 | 210 | 232 | 156 | 197 | 190 | 190 | 195 | 165 | 177 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 127 | 127 | 80 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 1.19 | 10:40PM 1.45 | 11:10AM 1.11 | 11:14PM 1.42 | 11:50AM 1.03 | 11:52PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19PM 0.31 | 5:12AM 0.23 | 4:49PM 0.37 | 5:55AM 0.28 | 5:22PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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