Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
0.8
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)6777771211777777776656661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9110789747462686493118947457576045557978101177493546
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.21
8:20AM
1.70
9:04PM
1.30
8:59AM
1.74
9:38PM
1.37
9:37AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.32
1:53AM
0.50
3:03PM
0.24
2:37AM
0.43
3:36PM
0.19
3:18AM
0.37
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset-7:44-------7:43-------7:42------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----121----------------
Temp. °C222222222120202222222221201818212324232220202331
Feels °C (?)192021212021202020202121211818212021202120202128
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