Cowdroy's Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Cowdroy's Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near New South Wales — it picks up NE–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–NW wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~16.6°C (61.9°F) on average
Jan
21.3°C
70.3°F · 19.1–23.1°C
Feb
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.2–24.2°C
Mar
21.9°C
71.4°F · 20.6–24.1°C
Apr
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19–24.3°C
May
19.4°C
66.9°F · 17.1–21.4°C
Jun
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.2–20°C
Jul
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.1–19°C
Aug
16.1°C
61°F · 14.3–19.7°C
Sep
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15.1–19.1°C
Oct
17.6°C
63.7°F · 15.4–19.7°C
Nov
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.7–21.4°C
Dec
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.3–23.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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