Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 29 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)121211111110101010101099999988816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49674287334626801961153812501045846664587452385326280238197143114114185181240234
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.46
7:12PM
1.19
7:10AM
1.48
7:52PM
1.29
7:54AM
1.47
8:27PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.44
1:02PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.36
1:41PM
0.14
1:44AM
0.29
2:16PM
0.13
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:51--
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716192020202120202020212120202019192122222221
Feels °C (?)141412151717181919191919202018192019192121212019
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