Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
18.3° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)--
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.9
SSW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)999567778888888777757777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5267504850596043539014511788634727384135631312101121
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.94
3:49PM
1.43
5:00AM
0.99
4:55PM
1.46
5:54AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.31
9:05AM
0.51
10:55PM
0.26
10:22AM
0.48
11:49PM
0.21
11:24AM
0.41
Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----5:52-------5:50-------5:48---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120181821242423202020192123211918151413161718
Feels °C (?)19181715141719192017181717192319171511109141414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Catherine Hill Bay (moderate winds from the N at Norah Head Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Catherine Hill Bay). 0.4m 9s swell from the S with a 0.2m 13s groundswell, also from the S and a 0.2m 10s swell, also from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 50 min ago

22 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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