Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
S
1
S
1.3
ENE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)999957789884567777755566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24242431661321251051087080245711161596045337275665357
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
SW
15
ESE
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
20
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
1.43
12:59AM
1.55
1:20PM
1.29
1:56AM
1.55
2:27PM
1.17
3:03AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.33
7:23AM
0.41
7:21PM
0.42
8:35AM
0.47
8:18PM
0.51
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:35----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212627272725242324302723232222212123252524232222
Feels °C (?)232827252626272625302823242122212225252322232222
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