Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 21 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)666677771212121111111111111110101010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135182219227199195178158141178217512503494478469185178172165128125125113
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.51
10:04PM
1.02
9:55AM
1.50
10:44PM
0.99
10:33AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.39
4:08PM
0.19
3:25AM
0.41
4:48PM
0.21
4:01AM
0.44
5:29PM
0.23
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:45-------7:45--
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-------1------------
Temp. °C161515151616171617171717181818161616172222242119
Feels °C (?)131112121313151416151516171717151617182122252320
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