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Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 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
23.4° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)9997777117101010997755556656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19015095106106106771101029670676360577250516758494874220
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:56-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:05-------8:04-------8:04-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------1---22-1
Temp. °C222121212222232322222122222323232121212121232523
Feels °C (?)222021212322232121222122222221212021212122242422
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