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Surf Break: Caherine Hill Bay

Caherine Hill Bay in Newcastle is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Sharks may be a hazard at this break.

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Overall Caherine Hill Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Caherine Hill Bay surf quality by season and Caherine Hill Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Caherine Hill Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Moonee	1 mi
Second closest break	Frazer Park	2 mi
Third closest break	Caves Beach	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Crabbs Creek	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Frenchmans Reef	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Caherine Hill Bay:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4798 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4826 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4958 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5014 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5326 mi
Tide stations nearest to Caherine Hill Bay:
Closest tide station	Swansea, Australia	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Newcastle, Australia	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ettalong, Australia	30 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Little Patonga, Australia	35 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Caherine Hill Bay:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	263 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	290 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	294 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	299 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	356 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Caherine Hill Bay:
Closest city location	Catherine Hill Bay (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Budgewoi (Australia)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Belmont (Australia)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rathmines (Australia)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dora Creek (Australia)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Caherine Hill Bay is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 94 km (58 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Caherine Hill Bay is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 105 km (65 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 132 km (82 miles) away.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Caherine Hill Bay and is 242 km (150 miles) away.