The Cowrie Hole

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User Rating

Difficulty 6

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Break frequency 5

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180 days a year

Barreling Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

1.5m - 2.0m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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Username: longinus

Date created: 03/08/2008

recommended board

general information

A real gem of the coast around Newcastle. Incredibly crowded most days, the single take off point over the reef does little to reduce crowd stress. Try and catch it at dawn on a clean SE swell with calm surface conditions to maximise your shot of a few waves here.

Popular with the Newcastle air mattress surfing community. A real treat to watch from the carpark. Flatrock is the outer slab you will to the south on the point shutting down on top of 6 bodyboarders at a time. Spare a thought for them as you stall inside a typical 5-7 second barrel. Watch the take off on lower tides, a nasty ledge to it at times.

Wave length

100-200m

Share with

21-49

Best months

March - September

Equipment

Body Board, Short board, Long board, Air Mattress

Wave type

Barreling

Access

Standard Paddle

Hazards

Urchins, Reef/Rock, Locals, Man Made Objects (piers, navigation markers etc)

5 Day Forecast

5 day forecast not available.

Air - Sea - Swell - Wind

  • Spring suit
  • 3/2 steamer
  • 3/2 steamer
  • Spring suit

NE

NE

1M / F4

E

S

2M / F4

SE

W

2M / F6

E

N

1M / F6

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