Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.7° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10109910101010109999910999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49035428123526827323023023121716813613614214817110397977350473331
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
15
SE
15
E
5
E
0
E
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
7:02AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.49
12:34PM
0.32
12:55AM
0.38
1:12PM
0.29
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:15---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191815131318212120201916151924242120201817232729
Feels °C (?)171614111116191818191916141823201918171413192526
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