Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 13 Feb 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)999998888898666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8809219294863322231381119093966873645149628010810813411910792
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.48
7:03PM
1.04
6:56AM
1.56
7:49PM
1.13
7:40AM
1.63
8:28PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.65
1:14PM
0.51
12:11AM
0.63
1:54PM
0.41
1:06AM
0.57
2:29PM
0.32
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:44--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----------------1121111
Temp. °C192020212121212121212021212121212120202122222221
Feels °C (?)161617181819191920191718181719192019191920202020
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