Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.3
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)5116666669988877777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4223344989422818272563585739402626231648484848107
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
5
E
5
NNE
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.36
2:08PM
1.08
3:06AM
1.36
3:07PM
0.99
4:06AM
1.37
4:29PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.47
8:39AM
0.67
8:12PM
0.55
9:52AM
0.70
9:00PM
0.61
11:15AM
0.68
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:49-------7:47
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12111---------------
Temp. °C232323222020202020202019202224242322212121242525
Feels °C (?)242222232221212120202120222324252625242424272423
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