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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 3 pm Saturday 11 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 178 | 232 | 236 | 257 | 324 | 400 | 440 | 423 | 511 | 511 | 599 | 786 | 915 | 1026 | 1099 | 1129 | 1070 | 915 | 786 | 659 | 595 | 723 | 740 | 697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:01PM 0.94 | 3:41AM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
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