Cowries Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.58° S 150.88° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 19 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 19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (19 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

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	Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	6	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	31	25	42	46	96	97	244	412	307	287	224	179	133	95	57	142	107	169	282	295	263	219	198	158
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				8:12AM 1.48				8:45PM 1.07				8:45AM 1.50				9:24PM 1.05				9:19AM 1.51				10:04PM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)	1:44AM 0.34					2:51PM 0.22				2:17AM 0.36				3:29PM 0.20				2:51AM 0.39				4:08PM 0.19

	Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	20	24	24	23	22	20	18	16	18	21	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C (?)	15	15	19	22	21	20	20	20	16	14	17	19	16	13	14	13	11	10	10	12	13	13	13	14

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