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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 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 6.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6042 | 22066 | 20230 | 17026 | 14217 | 12791 | 9229 | 7194 | 6100 | 5412 | 4649 | 3776 | 3168 | 1997 | 1694 | 1379 | 1000 | 815 | 669 | 480 | 413 | 339 | 252 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 0.99 | 5:17AM 1.42 | 6:25PM 1.07 | 6:18AM 1.44 | 7:12PM 1.16 | 7:10AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM 0.50 | 12:14PM 0.20 | 11:56PM 0.44 | 1:02PM 0.17 | 12:54AM 0.37 | 1:43PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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