Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 24 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
20.5° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)--
Afternoon (24 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
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
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)6666888810999999101011111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182170143110299361321329378266203168154130130130135146143108106138133100
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
30
ENE
30
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
W
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
1.66
12:21AM
1.11
12:05PM
1.61
1:13AM
1.10
12:51PM
1.55
2:07AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.34
5:30AM
0.63
7:08PM
0.36
6:20AM
0.68
7:56PM
0.38
7:19AM
0.70
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:38-------7:39-------7:40------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------6-------4------
Temp. °C212120191918192426222325242324303323242221212227
Feels °C (?)171919192019192423202122212122273019212120232228
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