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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 9 pm Thursday 07 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
1171 | 1919 | 1799 | 725 | 460 | 505 | 434 | 835 | 2395 | 2318 | 1773 | 1962 | 1426 | 1267 | 1492 | 1131 | 696 | 506 | 421 | 355 | 304 | 290 | 290 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.31m | 1:12PM0.91m | 00:49AM1.28m | 2:14PM0.94m | 1:46AM1.25m | 3:12PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.56m | 7:04AM0.35m | 6:15PM0.60m | 7:57AM0.34m | 7:23PM0.61m | 8:48AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 670 | 1043 | 1160 | 725 | 460 | 505 | 434 | 835 | 1363 | 1425 | 1124 | 1112 | 1426 | 1267 | 988 | 816 | 696 | 506 | 421 | 355 | 304 | 290 | 290 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 71 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1171 | 1919 | 1799 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2395 | 2318 | 1773 | 1962 | — | — | 1492 | 1131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
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