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Cowrie Hole Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cowrie Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
726 | 873 | 1170 | 1505 | 1532 | 1289 | 967 | 967 | 1148 | 918 | 740 | 614 | 505 | 421 | 348 | 304 | 439 | 283 | 316 | 324 | 736 | 399 | 367 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.14m | 00:55AM1.51m | 2:19PM1.17m | 1:50AM1.47m | 3:14PM1.22m | 2:49AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.81m | 8:02AM0.52m | 7:33PM0.82m | 8:51AM0.51m | 8:41PM0.79m | 9:38AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 726 | 556 | 722 | 1505 | 1532 | 1289 | 967 | 967 | 1148 | 918 | 740 | 614 | 505 | 421 | 348 | 304 | 257 | 100 | 100 | 324 | 272 | 399 | 367 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 30 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 193 | 173 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 149 | 144 | 58 | 181 | 167 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 873 | 1170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 283 | 316 | — | 736 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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