Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 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
22.3° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.8
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)99910109999988888689101011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2022072072232661349997977166474631292076571396173214701673237529403159
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WSW
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:15-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:28--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C181715192424212119181823262624181716141617171817
Feels °C (?)191714182220191815141419242423131313101213121413
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