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Cowries surf break

Cowries surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 30 Dec 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
21.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowries today?

The current surf forecast for Cowries at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)--
Afternoon (30 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888109991313131313131313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202207147140244233247983106911981246134112081086968838677666548644521423334328
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		crossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
1.07
6:00AM
1.54
6:38PM
1.06
6:55AM
1.65
7:42PM
1.08
7:48AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.28
12:46PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.28
1:46PM
0.10
1:11AM
0.28
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-
Sunset--8:10-------8:12-------8:12-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C202018161616172122211919181818181919181817171819
Feels °C (?)181817151616162021191818161515141515161616161717
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