Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
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
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.4
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1
S
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010101010666710911111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18217813313112841012596969494108109156176206484785904846649490346318
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.52
11:19PM
0.98
11:10AM
1.48
12:04AM
0.96
11:52AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.42
5:25PM
0.23
4:34AM
0.45
6:08PM
0.26
5:16AM
0.50
6:54PM
0.28
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:39-------7:40--
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
154---------------------
Temp. °C201919252523212119191920202019191817192326262827
Feels °C (?)212120262424222116171718171717191918192224252726
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