Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)--
Afternoon (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
!
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)9998888888899913121212121212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39635235514917119620124425627918734931626890210001080113512371098102212301060836
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.26
5:07AM
1.52
5:29PM
1.21
6:07AM
1.64
6:42PM
1.20
7:05AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.38
11:39AM
0.45
11:24PM
0.39
12:51PM
0.35
12:22AM
0.38
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-
Sunset--8:02-------8:02-------8:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181716151819201919181617202121202020202020
Feels °C (?)161616171715141717181618181617191918181818191918
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