Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)9999991111111010101010101010101067775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1991681681301271241101461431741331331309898987373497411110213581
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
30
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
W
15
ESE
10
E
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
E
25
E
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.10
12:51PM
1.55
2:07AM
1.11
1:42PM
1.49
3:02AM
1.15
2:40PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.36
6:20AM
0.68
7:56PM
0.38
7:19AM
0.70
8:44PM
0.39
8:27AM
0.70
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:42-------7:43
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282523212431292927252321242832262321201920212323
Feels °C (?)282021202328302926252220222730242320191821202018
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