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Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 06 Dec 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 589 | 595 | 475 | 370 | 231 | 335 | 639 | 809 | 645 | 518 | 246 | 148 | 93 | 52 | 35 | 61 | 64 | 141 | 136 | 60 | 49 | 45 | 57 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 1.12 | 10:31AM 1.77 | 11:34PM 1.08 | 11:24AM 1.70 | 12:31AM 1.06 | 12:17PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:59AM 0.29 | 5:29PM -0.04 | 4:52AM 0.35 | 6:23PM 0.02 | 5:48AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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