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Cowries Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 377 | 363 | 282 | 223 | 177 | 142 | 165 | 181 | 213 | 227 | 193 | 151 | 96 | 97 | 79 | 109 | 82 | 51 | 65 | 90 | 112 | 76 | 58 | 53 | 34 | 83 | 487 | 205 | 116 | 68 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 80 | 165 | 51 | 52 | 86 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:35AM 1.17 | 11:24PM 1.44 | 12:24PM 1.23 | 12:15AM 1.33 | 1:17PM 1.29 | 1:14AM 1.21 | 2:13PM 1.35 | 2:23AM 1.10 | 3:13PM 1.41 | 3:40AM 1.03 | 4:14PM 1.49 | 4:57AM 1.00 | 5:13PM 1.56 | 6:05AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23AM 0.10 | 5:12PM 0.40 | 6:04AM 0.13 | 6:11PM 0.42 | 6:47AM 0.17 | 7:19PM 0.43 | 7:35AM 0.23 | 8:35PM 0.41 | 8:29AM 0.29 | 9:53PM 0.35 | 9:28AM 0.34 | 11:06PM 0.27 | 10:29AM 0.36 | 12:11AM 0.18 | 11:30AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
Offshore wind reported 8 km from Cowries (light winds from the WNW at Kiama (Bombo Headland) 8 km from Cowries). not gfswave
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