Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 09 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1559
1289
1055
967
1128
901
711
602
495
421
356
304
304
297
331
318
245
682
424
321
295
242
480
480
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:55AM1.51m
2:19PM1.17m
1:50AM1.47m
3:14PM1.22m
2:49AM1.45m
4:03PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.52m
7:33PM0.82m
8:51AM0.51m
8:41PM0.79m
9:38AM0.48m
9:47PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
18
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
11
10
10
12
15
15
16
17
16
14
12
13
17
18
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
Energy kJ
1559
1289
1055
967
1128
901
711
602
495
421
356
304
304
297
100
69
245
467
424
321
295
222
222
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
12
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
39
61
63
67
100
59
118
98
191
173
222
219
204
134
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
15
0.3
E
15
0.6
S
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.3
S
11
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
25
25
6
23
2
30
30
17
40
93
58
243
167
165
21
180
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
S
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
331
318
682
242
480
480
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
65
9
3
0
0
0
0
1
9
44
44
1
3
1
1
1
1
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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