Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
21.6° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)746677878678999467889998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1746107851622694725531073392846551118442175286472567608404247127
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
40
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.30
9:50AM
1.94
10:39PM
1.27
10:40AM
1.91
11:33PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.10
3:16AM
0.33
4:40PM
0.09
4:06AM
0.38
5:32PM
0.12
4:58AM
0.44
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:49-------7:50-------7:50------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------131--1---
Temp. °C312829272322263431302930272528191918181818191920
Feels °C (?)272325232019223129262528262326141614141516171819
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