Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101010106679991010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198969412368949012110383380454495548490419353302302235196168130127
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
30
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
1.13
11:24AM
1.66
12:21AM
1.11
12:05PM
1.61
1:13AM
1.10
12:51PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.32
4:47AM
0.56
6:22PM
0.34
5:30AM
0.63
7:08PM
0.36
6:20AM
0.68
Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise----5:39-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:39-------7:40
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------5------1-
Temp. °C222120191920212120191918192427232322222123302531
Feels °C (?)242119171819191919192019192424252423212122282327
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