Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)--
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010106669991110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281281251259694947791130121391477505759627461480427346296256231184
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
10
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.98
11:10AM
1.48
12:04AM
0.96
11:52AM
1.44
12:57AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.45
6:08PM
0.26
5:16AM
0.50
6:54PM
0.28
6:04AM
0.54
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:37-
Sunset-7:38-------7:39-------7:40------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------61-----
Temp. °C242221201919192021201919181819232621212222212430
Feels °C (?)242223191717181818171718181919222323202122212328
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