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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1248 | 1369 | 1505 | 1820 | 1806 | 1556 | 1471 | 1448 | 1311 | 1190 | 1039 | 1022 | 902 | 887 | 765 | 643 | 610 | 663 | 716 | 700 | 625 | 648 | 623 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.31m | 5:13AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.38m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:13AM0.32m | 00:16AM0.35m | 11:49AM0.34m | 1:01AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1248 | 1369 | 1505 | 1820 | 1806 | 1556 | 1471 | 1448 | 1311 | 1190 | 1039 | 1022 | 902 | 887 | 765 | 643 | 610 | 663 | 716 | 700 | 625 | 648 | 623 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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