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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 am 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 76 | 76 | 78 | 59 | 64 | 95 | 97 | 416 | 439 | 354 | 249 | 132 | 104 | 80 | 65 | 83 | 92 | 80 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 98 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 0.95 | 11:36PM 1.31 | 12:30PM 0.89 | 12:28AM 1.26 | 1:39PM 0.86 | 1:30AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:41AM 0.34 | 4:58PM 0.50 | 6:36AM 0.40 | 5:43PM 0.56 | 7:39AM 0.43 | 6:42PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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