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/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 15 Apr 2025 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
23.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 227 | 231 | 257 | 319 | 328 | 385 | 306 | 855 | 849 | 710 | 851 | 601 | 516 | 388 | 377 | 307 | 268 | 261 | 267 | 394 | 2547 | 3314 | 3697 | 4092 | 5099 | 5313 | 4369 | 3614 | 3150 | 2684 | 1981 | 1731 | 1450 | 1247 | 1041 | 967 | 831 | 705 | 508 | 389 | 300 | 272 | 192 | 139 | 134 | 119 | 308 | 1346 | 1483 | 1517 | 1531 | 1531 | 1272 | 997 | 1130 | 1142 | 1142 | 1026 | 984 | 976 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:36PM 1.43 | 10:11AM 1.05 | 10:11PM 1.41 | 10:52AM 0.99 | 10:50PM 1.37 | 11:39AM 0.93 | 11:36PM 1.33 | 12:38PM 0.90 | 12:31AM 1.30 | 1:50PM 0.90 | 1:35AM 1.29 | 3:03PM 0.94 | 2:43AM 1.31 | 4:05PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 0.26 | 3:43PM 0.42 | 4:57AM 0.30 | 4:17PM 0.47 | 5:44AM 0.34 | 4:56PM 0.52 | 6:40AM 0.37 | 5:47PM 0.56 | 7:43AM 0.37 | 6:54PM 0.59 | 8:47AM 0.33 | 8:14PM 0.58 | 9:45AM 0.27 | 9:30PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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