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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 9 am Wednesday 24 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 21.4°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.2 °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 21.4°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.2 °C min: 19.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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 | 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) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 27 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 663 | 1005 | 915 | 383 | 213 | 595 | 650 | 555 | 696 | 1060 | 1352 | 1177 | 1419 | 470 | 897 | 897 | 750 | 617 | 525 | 443 | 478 | 415 | 337 | 324 | 255 | 209 | 205 | 157 | 147 | 110 | 82 | 56 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 442 | 434 | 420 | 528 | 657 | 785 | 650 | 487 | 440 | 441 | 382 | 257 | 213 |
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 | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:22AM 1.19 | 8:31PM 1.47 | 9:00AM 1.14 | 9:05PM 1.49 | 9:39AM 1.09 | 9:41PM 1.48 | 10:22AM 1.04 | 10:21PM 1.46 | 11:12AM 0.99 | 11:08PM 1.44 | 12:11PM 0.95 | 12:03AM 1.41 | 1:21PM 0.94 | 1:07AM 1.39 | 2:35PM 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM 0.29 | 3:02AM 0.21 | 2:41PM 0.33 | 3:43AM 0.21 | 3:14PM 0.37 | 4:26AM 0.22 | 3:50PM 0.41 | 5:14AM 0.24 | 4:32PM 0.46 | 6:09AM 0.26 | 5:24PM 0.51 | 7:11AM 0.27 | 6:30PM 0.54 | 8:17AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 |
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| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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