Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
23.0° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.3
SSE
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)16161514131211111177551466613566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811741099350444038374645363936363938333875108959272
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
10:19PM
1.66
10:36AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
4:39AM
0.35
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:49-------6:47-------6:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212019172122232221201818202221212120202121
Feels °C (?)202020212119172121222121201918202119202018182019
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