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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
22.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (27 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (27 Dec)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010109999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)783681589710715627817978110911501292904842752611539474415360360331158167171
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.15
1:56PM
1.27
3:11AM
1.23
2:59PM
1.18
4:08AM
1.32
4:11PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
0.52
8:36PM
0.21
9:09AM
0.50
9:26PM
0.23
10:26AM
0.43
10:21PM
0.26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset------8:10-------8:10-------8:10-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131315181718171616151519202017161615161920191715
Feels °C (?)101011141214131211101115161615151514161818171615
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