Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 20 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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)88888776676661212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202175126103725636176218234193162130139136178268492543543533478457449
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.50
9:24PM
1.05
9:19AM
1.51
10:04PM
1.02
9:55AM
1.50
10:44PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.20
2:51AM
0.39
4:08PM
0.19
3:25AM
0.41
4:48PM
0.21
4:01AM
0.44
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:44-------7:45----
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---21111----------------
Temp. °C182219171716151514151616161717171717181818181817
Feels °C (?)172118151513101110121313141516161616171717171717
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