Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 23 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)999910101099999999999111111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535671521565640667591487400344344300243202197193208274372460499387322352
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.36
11:59AM
1.61
12:43AM
1.39
12:44PM
1.50
1:30AM
1.42
1:35PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
0.43
6:31PM
0.24
6:36AM
0.45
7:10PM
0.30
7:35AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.36
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920202121202020191922232322222020202527272524
Feels °C (?)161617181819171819202022221919212222222727272427
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