Cowrie Hole surf break

Cowrie Hole surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 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 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)666699688899846788877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483830222523292121232424234096340105193609638497725
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
5
NE
20
SW
15
SSE
5
W
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
offcrossoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.53
11:39AM
1.56
12:11AM
1.55
12:26PM
1.43
12:59AM
1.55
1:20PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.32
5:54PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.33
7:23AM
0.41
7:21PM
0.42
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:36--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----111----------1--1-1
Temp. °C222122292825242322222126272726232423232426252423
Feels °C (?)252223302827272524252428262529242626252727262724
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