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Cowries Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 AEDTForecast 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 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 98 | 96 | 45 | 63 | 54 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 88 | 165 | 198 | 230 | 186 | 72 | 65 | 50 | 33 | 68 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:39PM 1.13 | 7:07AM 1.37 | 7:23PM 1.11 | 7:40AM 1.43 | 8:04PM 1.09 | 8:12AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39AM 0.31 | 1:33PM 0.33 | 1:12AM 0.33 | 2:13PM 0.27 | 1:44AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 |
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