Cowries Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.58° S 150.88° E)

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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast 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 19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Nov)	-	-
Evening (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

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	Thu 13		Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Period(s) (?)	5	5	6	6	7	7	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	15	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	42	58	34	31	37	42	158	140	140	72	52	117	113	121	125	85	150	103	99	126	117	109	202	272
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	WNW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NW	WNW	SW	NNW	N	NNE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					5:10AM 1.13			4:56PM 1.22					5:55AM 1.22				5:50PM 1.17				6:33AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		10:42PM 0.26				10:56AM 0.52					11:27PM 0.28				11:57AM 0.46				12:05AM 0.29				12:48PM 0.40

	Thu 13		Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	17	17	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	23	22	21	18	18	19	19	20	25	26	26
Feels °C (?)	17	16	15	12	15	17	15	15	16	16	16	18	20	21	20	20	18	18	19	18	19	24	25	24

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