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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 Tuesday 02 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowries today?
The current surf forecast for Cowries at 6PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 726 | 812 | 725 | 699 | 392 | 341 | 238 | 160 | 77 | 61 | 49 | 81 | 79 | 59 | 39 | 25 | 36 | 96 | 143 | 184 | 106 | 99 | 93 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 1.20 | 7:13AM 1.64 | 7:49PM 1.19 | 8:01AM 1.74 | 8:46PM 1.17 | 8:50AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 0.19 | 1:52PM 0.08 | 1:30AM 0.20 | 2:47PM -0.01 | 2:19AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 34 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 31 |
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