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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 10 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 146 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 136 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 137 | 128 | 102 | 82 | 308 | 130 | 165 | 370 | 317 | 126 | 147 | 143 | 154 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | glass | on | off | cross- 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 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 |
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