Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212111110101010101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35792137204718771877174716881986178715461395104291796297463183281781786984295410101029
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
1.68
10:23AM
1.17
10:27PM
1.65
11:22AM
1.08
11:22PM
1.59
12:30PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.03
3:57PM
0.29
5:18AM
0.07
4:48PM
0.37
6:23AM
0.12
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414131317191916161516161719191717171616181919
Feels °C (?)111112101014151513141213131415151415151415161717
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