Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 26 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010107771111567778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14614314114114114413698989813712810282308130165370317126147143154117
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
W
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
SW
15
SSW
0
W
10
ENE
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glassonoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.97
1:33PM
1.32
3:00AM
1.03
2:32PM
1.28
3:57AM
1.13
3:35PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.27
7:10AM
0.58
8:35PM
0.26
8:21AM
0.58
9:25PM
0.24
9:36AM
0.55
Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:50-------7:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272119182124272418171615182426262220201819232225
Feels °C (?)251816151822252016161614172023242019201720221921
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