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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 am Sunday 19 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1948 | 1886 | 1886 | 1963 | 2102 | 2137 | 1993 | 1877 | 1877 | 1747 | 1688 | 1541 | 1355 | 1186 | 1292 | 1016 | 962 | 962 | 836 | 512 | 373 | 390 | 695 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:28AM 1.26 | 9:37PM 1.68 | 10:23AM 1.17 | 10:27PM 1.65 | 11:22AM 1.08 | 11:22PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 0.21 | 4:20AM 0.03 | 3:57PM 0.29 | 5:18AM 0.07 | 4:48PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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