Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)9967777777788889999999912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39377296114113131111107161116119156160173185225225225225224235288615
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
1.71
12:16PM
1.35
12:37AM
1.69
1:16PM
1.24
1:37AM
1.65
2:30PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.30
6:06PM
0.42
7:19AM
0.37
6:58PM
0.52
8:32AM
0.43
8:03PM
0.61
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:56-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:00-------6:59-------6:58--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2---1-------------------
Temp. °C212019212223222222212223232322222020192123232221
Feels °C (?)222220222122222222212322222222232222202324232322
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