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Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 11 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
23.9° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
!
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)888888610101012121212111111121212121299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10210013313621734717090442630761459460759649350151061762863955052211191207
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
1.41
2:46PM
1.00
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
4:23AM
1.41
5:39PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.67
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
9:25PM
0.74
11:42AM
0.60
10:41PM
0.74
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:14--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120242626242221212223232221212020202020202121
Feels °C (?)222321242523222221202021211919191919191917151517
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