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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 10 am Friday 28 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowries. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 102 | 90 | 286 | 86 | 116 | 116 | 188 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 161 | 258 | 226 | 173 | 145 | 121 | 93 | 150 | 208 | 259 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:32PM 1.28 | 3:57AM 1.13 | 3:35PM 1.25 | 4:49AM 1.25 | 4:41PM 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 0.58 | 9:25PM 0.24 | 9:36AM 0.55 | 10:15PM 0.21 | 10:48AM 0.46 | 11:04PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
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