Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 05 Jan 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)8788888888779771099995666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)311355343433232220201914141520161627252548607765
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.91
11:18PM
1.33
11:16AM
1.83
12:04AM
1.33
12:00PM
1.71
12:49AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.09
4:51AM
0.39
5:59PM
0.14
5:41AM
0.44
6:40PM
0.21
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:05-------8:05---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223232221212020212223222221212123242525232220
Feels °C (?)212223232421232020222223222323242425242323222220
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