Catherine Hill Bay Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.15° S 151.63° E)

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Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (29 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (29 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Evening (29 May)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
	Thu 28		Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sunday 31
	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	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	730	714	625	512	567	611	567	624	765	709	514	443	386	390	449	461	390	328	245	204	171	140	130	127
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:22PM1.48m				6:46AM1.05m				6:57PM1.52m					7:29AM1.04m				7:32PM1.55m				8:10AM1.03m
Low Tide				1:01AM0.30m			12:22PM0.34m					1:41AM0.25m			12:58PM0.36m					2:20AM0.22m				1:35PM0.38m


	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	4	13	15	5	5	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	18	19	18	17	19	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	19	19	16	14	13	13	13	16	19	18
Feels °C	18	16	15	15	14	11	14	15	16	12	10	8	8	9	15	14	12	10	9	9	9	11	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	730	714	625	512	567	567	567	578	569	477	427	392	364	390	449	461	390	328	245	204	171	140	130	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	33	20	20	18	18	17	—	—	578	580	514	443	386	333	239	194	190	149	118	121	123	123	121	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSE 8	S 12	S 11	S 15	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	N 9	N 9	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	—
kJ	21	20	11	22	18	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	1	—	—	2	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	W 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4	—	WNW 4	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	—
kJ	15	61	121	181	309	611	784	624	765	709	—	19	3	3	10	—	3	6	3	1	3	5	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	15	125	103	115	119	116	116	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
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Rating (10 max)	3							4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7

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