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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 Wednesday 25 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
24.1° 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 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 283 | 300 | 300 | 367 | 407 | 482 | 887 | 1183 | 1234 | 1254 | 1277 | 1392 | 1367 | 1111 | 972 | 713 | 543 | 403 | 589 | 3722 | 8555 | 17231 | 15563 | 13205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:42PM 0.96 | 2:48AM 1.42 | 4:09PM 0.94 | 4:05AM 1.41 | 5:26PM 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:39AM 0.26 | 8:03PM 0.48 | 9:59AM 0.27 | 9:23PM 0.52 | 11:14AM 0.25 | 10:45PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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