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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 am Thursday 04 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 51 | 59 | 203 | 103 | 99 | 88 | 165 | 96 | 133 | 194 | 507 | 248 | 248 | 230 | 201 | 261 | 301 | 1452 | 918 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 1.74 | 8:46PM 1.17 | 8:50AM 1.79 | 9:43PM 1.15 | 9:40AM 1.80 | 10:38PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.20 | 2:47PM -0.01 | 2:19AM 0.22 | 3:41PM -0.06 | 3:09AM 0.25 | 4:35PM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 |
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