Cowrie Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Newcastle, Australia)
Cowrie Hole Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind WNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 18.6 °C
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| Period (s) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
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Cowrie Hole in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks and locals.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Newcastle, Australia, 1 km from Cowrie Hole.
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Cowrie Hole Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Newcastle, 3 km from Cowrie Hole.
moderate winds from the E km/h | Air temperature 18.9 °C |
Current weather near Cowrie Hole
Buoy Data:
At Sydney Waverider Buoy, 62 miles from Cowrie Hole.
| 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Average period (s) | 11.45 | 10.83 | 9.77 | 10.83 |
Overall Cowrie Hole Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Cowrie Hole: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cowrie Hole:
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Wave buoys nearest to Cowrie Hole:
- Closest wave buoy62 mi
- Second closest wave buoy99 mi
- Third closest wave buoy116 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy198 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy209 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cowrie Hole:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station7 mi
- Third closest tide station13 mi
- Fourth closest tide station13 mi
- Fifth closest tide station24 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cowrie Hole:
- Closest ski area280 mi
- Second closest ski area308 mi
- Third closest ski area312 mi
- Fourth closest ski area317 mi
- Fifth closest ski area374 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cowrie Hole:
- Closest city location2 mi
- Second closest city location22 mi
- Third closest city location70 mi
- Fourth closest city location72 mi
- Fifth closest city location75 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Cowrie Hole is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Cowrie Hole is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Third is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 127 km (79 miles) away.
- Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia is 133 km (83 miles) away.
- Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Cowrie Hole and is 161 km (100 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cowrie Hole, NSW - Newcastle. Use the tab navigation above to view Cowrie Hole sea temperature, Cowrie Hole photographs, Cowrie Hole detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cowrie Hole webcams, current wind from NSW - Newcastle live weather stations and Cowrie Hole tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cowrie Hole.
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