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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 pm Tuesday 07 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
22.6° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 95 | 97 | 416 | 439 | 333 | 216 | 152 | 102 | 84 | 65 | 85 | 92 | 81 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 51 | 98 | 165 | 160 | 229 | 217 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 1.31 | 12:30PM 0.89 | 12:28AM 1.26 | 1:39PM 0.86 | 1:30AM 1.23 | 2:56PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:58PM 0.50 | 6:36AM 0.40 | 5:43PM 0.56 | 7:39AM 0.43 | 6:42PM 0.61 | 8:47AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
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