Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
506
766
799
908
1004
579
512
778
636
1004
1255
1027
1048
712
657
591
671
684
680
754
865
862
807
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:34PM1.50m
9:11AM1.07m
9:08PM1.49m
9:52AM1.03m
9:45PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.19m
2:41PM0.38m
3:55AM0.21m
3:16PM0.43m
4:37AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
22
19
19
18
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
18
20
19
16
17
14
13
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
0.1
S
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
415
1
563
587
600
567
579
512
540
3
688
732
729
772
712
657
591
671
684
680
754
865
862
807
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
704
506
766
799
908
1004
778
636
1004
1255
1027
1048
1
1
5
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
408
408
408
95
15
3
3
84
408
408
95
84
15
3
0
10
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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