Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.8° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
334
281
270
184
180
195
182
121
85
93
68
65
51
37
47
66
24
24
41
41
32
31
30
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
2:43AM1.40m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.21m
10:46PM0.46m
11:22AM0.21m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
341
334
281
270
184
180
195
182
121
85
56
68
65
51
37
17
16
22
14
41
41
32
31
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
92
92
70
67
53
49
37
26
24
23
15
50
36
28
20
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
54
53
2
2
2
15
15
14
8
5
5
4
2
2
2
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
61
11
73
93
47
66
24
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
17
0
0
0
0
21
392
103
51
0
0
0
0
58
323
85
62
0
0
0
0
270
270
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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