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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 am Saturday 09 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 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | 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 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
 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) | 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 | E 12 | SSE 17 | S 15 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | N 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 15 | E 15 | S 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 93 | 58 | 243 | 167 | 165 | 21 | 180 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 318 | — | 682 | — | — | — | 242 | 480 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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