Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 06 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)--
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Thu
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
NE
1
E
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)8666677778888888888887910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5150651511611551401702787967447312551345234582601921571141261317021035
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
W
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
1.25
9:55AM
1.76
10:45PM
1.17
10:44AM
1.73
11:44PM
1.09
11:38AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.20
4:42PM
-0.05
4:15AM
0.27
5:39PM
-0.01
5:06AM
0.36
Thu
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise----5:50-------5:48-------5:48---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181616161821232220191921222832322419141315151616
Feels °C (?)1614151416182020181818202126302921158710111111
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