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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 26 Nov 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
20.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)109999911111010101010101067771011566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327278235179155112146146141138195184130989813515813212810811410589113
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
0
NNE
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
5
SE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.94
12:41PM
1.36
2:01AM
0.97
1:33PM
1.32
3:00AM
1.03
2:32PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.55
7:46PM
0.27
7:10AM
0.58
8:35PM
0.26
8:21AM
0.58
9:25PM
0.24
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:49-------7:49-------7:50--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191923292932272219182126272418161615182425252120
Feels °C (?)192023282528241916151823242015141514162122221820
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