Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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Cowrie Hole surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cowrie Hole sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)14141313136131313131314141414131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104136130130126136126126123215222243307311373347342420430518644694791893
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
10
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
1.07
2:35AM
1.44
4:03PM
1.13
3:37AM
1.45
4:54PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.60
8:00PM
0.82
9:47AM
0.56
9:14PM
0.79
10:36AM
0.50
10:20PM
0.72
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:36-------5:35----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212428262627252221222422211915131216202118161412
Feels °C (?)1924272325252421202021191915108691314111097
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