Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9989999141918161615151414666612121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31827522111511299102103599606643592453343260246195216157194100716761
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NW
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.97
6:25AM
1.38
7:14PM
1.07
7:09AM
1.46
7:51PM
1.18
7:49AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.51
1:12PM
0.28
12:47AM
0.42
1:47PM
0.18
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.11
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120181820212221201918172123232221202021253027
Feels °C (?)191919181820191918181818172121212019192021243126
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