Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
23.4° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)699955555555555666666699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)806767655264534835332541596959494043462626263132
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
25
SSE
15
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.60
10:48PM
1.36
10:51AM
1.52
11:28PM
1.41
11:33AM
1.41
12:10AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.05
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:29AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.13
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:39-------7:38----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1--------1----------
Temp. °C222424242323222222222323232323222228252524232222
Feels °C (?)242724232323212222232423242327252330242728252426
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