Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
18.5° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)119886661096668111110101066691011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1821238663118453668624562752222213550716655129239345272
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.60
6:45AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.62
7:22AM
1.36
7:23PM
1.60
7:56AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.50
12:38AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.20
1:09PM
0.35
1:48AM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
Sunset-5:45-------5:45-------5:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C171817161514131822232019151416192222181513111015
Feels °C (?)1415141314131115191918181512121517181410108610
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Cowrie Hole (moderate winds from the ENE at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 1 km from Cowrie Hole). 1.1m 9s swell from the SSE with a 0.9m 7s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 53 min ago

24 km/h
ENE
Cross-On
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