Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
30
30
20
33
31
32
34
41
26
51
68
51
54
44
33
53
60
57
40
85
104
101
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
5:44PM1.28m
5:42AM1.29m
6:21PM1.38m
6:28AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.46m
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.21m
00:32AM0.32m
12:32PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
19
20
18
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
24
30
30
20
33
31
32
34
17
22
51
68
51
54
44
33
53
60
57
34
85
104
101
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
16
10
4
7
4
3
7
7
2
26
2
5
12
12
10
19
10
7
6
40
6
6
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
1
5
9
41
6
8
1
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
27
0
103
70
70
195
270
103
18
6
0
0
0
240
58
58
6
0
0
0
7
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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