Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
2
2
!
!
!
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010111110101010101011111111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)963823711625619173620622082609530530467467432406350382295318314352384414344
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.42
10:15PM
1.44
10:48AM
1.41
10:49PM
1.32
11:25AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.21
4:12PM
0.37
4:31AM
0.27
4:52PM
0.43
5:01AM
0.34
5:37PM
0.50
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:30-------5:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413172021181615141421221814121212111518181513
Feels °C (?)14131115192016141312111617128666691112108
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Cowrie Hole (light winds from the N at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 1 km from Cowrie Hole). 2.1m 9s swell from the E which is too big for here.

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Actual: 40 min ago

11 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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