Cowrie Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Newcastle, Australia)

Cowrie Hole Surf Guide
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.
Cowrie Hole Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 22.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Cowrie Hole:
The best conditions reported for surf at Cowrie Hole occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Cowrie Hole (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Cowrie Hole Location Map
Interactive Cowrie Hole surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.
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Wind State | cross | cross- off |
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Tides at Cowrie Hole
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Swell History at Cowrie Hole
Surf stats for Cowrie Hole, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Cowrie Hole
Wind stats for Cowrie Hole, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Cowrie Hole. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Cowrie Hole:
- Closest Wave BuoySydney Waverider Buoy62 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyCrowdy Head Waverider Buoy99 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyPort Kembla Waverider Buoy116 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyCoffs Harbour Waverider Buoy198 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyBatemans Bay Waverider Buoy209 mi
Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.
Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.