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Cowries Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surf Forecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 20.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.3 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.4 °C)
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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 20.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.3 °C max: 23.3 °C min: 19.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 68 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 46 | 86 | 94 | 120 | 130 | 152 | 131 | 240 | 271 | 285 | 225 | 239 | 8 | 512 | 483 | 474 | 431 | 316 | 241 | 192 | 125 | 118 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 144 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 173 | 138 | 114 | 124 | 140 | 171 | 190 | 218 | 378 | 305 | 312 | 325 | 332 | 318 | 332 | 312 | 305 | 264 | 237 | 242 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 258 | 220 | 225 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.05 | 5:05AM 1.25 | 5:57PM 1.14 | 5:49AM 1.26 | 6:29PM 1.22 | 6:29AM 1.26 | 6:59PM 1.30 | 7:07AM 1.25 | 7:29PM 1.38 | 7:44AM 1.23 | 8:00PM 1.43 | 8:22AM 1.19 | 8:31PM 1.47 | 9:00AM 1.14 | 9:05PM 1.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 0.53 | 11:41AM 0.30 | 11:45PM 0.46 | 12:13PM 0.28 | 12:27AM 0.39 | 12:43PM 0.26 | 1:07AM 0.33 | 1:12PM 0.26 | 1:46AM 0.27 | 1:41PM 0.27 | 2:24AM 0.23 | 2:10PM 0.29 | 3:02AM 0.21 | 2:41PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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