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Cowrie Hole Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?
The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 3AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
166 | 419 | 1045 | 1360 | 1015 | 716 | 785 | 1065 | 738 | 2816 | 2451 | 2137 | 986 | 1090 | 1317 | 1575 | 1377 | 1039 | 814 | 495 | 372 | 515 | 355 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.57m | 1:19PM1.14m | 00:55AM1.51m | 2:19PM1.17m | 1:50AM1.47m | 3:14PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.76m | 7:11AM0.52m | 6:27PM0.81m | 8:02AM0.52m | 7:33PM0.82m | 8:51AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 |
 kJ | 120 | 419 | 1045 | 1360 | 1015 | 716 | 785 | 590 | 738 | 1491 | 1388 | 1174 | 986 | 1090 | 1317 | 1128 | 973 | 770 | 602 | 495 | 372 | 363 | 355 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 17 | 10 | — | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1065 | — | 2816 | 2451 | 2137 | — | — | — | 1575 | 1377 | 1039 | 814 | — | — | 515 | — | 384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 88 | 65 | 42 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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