Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 06 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
0.8
E
1
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)896889988666999998788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130215176392370355482861441481601002921291038012290168253294324333294
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.51
11:30PM
1.54
11:39AM
1.39
12:06AM
1.52
12:14PM
1.27
12:44AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.30
5:41AM
0.40
5:43PM
0.37
6:24AM
0.48
6:13PM
0.45
7:11AM
0.57
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:20------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------221222453222
Temp. °C252625242322212526252423232222222423222222222223
Feels °C (?)262526252524232725232424242323222322212223242423
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