Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)12111111101010106666668996666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6661110352931303051647661454319555529303029716972
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
E
20
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.42
8:31AM
1.68
9:03PM
1.52
9:12AM
1.68
9:39PM
1.60
9:54AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.27
2:16AM
0.40
2:55PM
0.22
2:59AM
0.31
3:29PM
0.20
3:44AM
0.25
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----1-------22553211112
Temp. °C302724242323222323232222222121201920202020202022
Feels °C (?)292723262424232323232223242122211920202120202022
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