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Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 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
23.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cowrie Hole today?

The current surf forecast for Cowrie Hole at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)977955566666677777766999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61627744496780776654782232572223214851341127391115355320390
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
7:26AM
1.60
8:07PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
2:21PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.52
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:04-------8:04-------8:04---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----112-2212411--11-----
Temp. °C222323222121212020222423212120192024242322212122
Feels °C (?)222221192020192020222223191820202226232322202022
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