Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 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
23.5° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SE
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)11111010106666666999868666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565554313169919580483628385756492429242323222222
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.55
9:03PM
1.40
9:09AM
1.54
9:40PM
1.49
9:51AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.06
3:00AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.04
3:45AM
0.13
4:02PM
0.06
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1--1-----146965222111
Temp. °C242424232223232222222221212020202020202021212222
Feels °C (?)232626242323232222232422222122222121212122212222
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