Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 24 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999999991011111111141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4003523443003082021971932132804434524994693574259428638247997396265451036
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
0
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
1.39
12:44PM
1.50
1:30AM
1.42
1:35PM
1.37
2:25AM
1.45
2:37PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.45
7:10PM
0.30
7:35AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.36
8:45AM
0.52
8:47PM
0.42
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918212324232221202023272724242321212222222221
Feels °C (?)202019222221212224232226272723252619192020202121
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