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Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)9888888889899888811111010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1354120410689819646347527166324213813543023112972972977639361138118412441082944
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
1.21
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
10:01AM
1.78
10:46PM
1.30
10:39AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.25
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
3:36AM
0.44
4:45PM
0.18
4:17AM
0.43
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:02-------8:02-------8:02-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
43112211---1-1----1121--
Temp. °C212122212020212122222121202021222222212019212021
Feels °C (?)181819181818191920202020191818191918191818191717
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