Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414131313131314141414151414121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1952292222772732804784745455134954955035957539151030116312291196104510741055872
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
0
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
1.24
4:00PM
0.95
3:40AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
0.40
9:15PM
0.60
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:35-------5:34--
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C232020222423211815141317202218161412121518191918
Feels °C (?)2218191820202014109711141611119781115171616
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