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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 25 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
20.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)899101010101010999991111111010101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43343954960249940840832032727221117915511214611214319119118718010098188
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
WSW
0
S
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
SW
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.95
11:55AM
1.40
1:03AM
0.94
12:41PM
1.36
2:01AM
0.97
1:33PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.51
6:58PM
0.27
6:10AM
0.55
7:46PM
0.27
7:10AM
0.58
8:35PM
0.26
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:49-------7:49--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161619252826252220202529333228221918212528271716
Feels °C (?)171618242827252221202427292825201917192426241313
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