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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)776777777667777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59656591998890621031352362462612711051088677624443463331
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoncrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
1.19
1:27AM
1.25
1:29PM
1.05
2:15AM
1.23
2:24PM
0.94
3:10AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
0.32
7:43AM
0.47
7:34PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.52
8:16PM
0.47
10:05AM
0.53
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-
Sunset-7:58-------7:57-------7:55------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------151-1---11--11----
Temp. °C262523222222211919212221212021222525222120192024
Feels °C (?)262727242525222021222222222022232627242321202125
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