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Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
23.6° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
1.1
ENE
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888788677888988777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)789171119876849279502157239378397459639645560424203155216256258222191
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
5
NNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.31
2:08PM
1.26
3:12AM
1.32
2:56PM
1.13
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.64
8:34PM
0.44
9:23AM
0.69
9:14PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
9:58PM
0.53
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------2775111---
Temp. °C222327323433302721212221212020181819202121212222
Feels °C (?)212023283231282718171918171617171717192019192123
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