Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 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
22.4° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
94
70
49
37
38
35
35
53
22
21
45
33
41
32
45
60
56
51
85
49
55
41
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
5:44PM1.28m
5:42AM1.29m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.21m
10:46PM0.46m
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
169
94
70
49
37
38
35
17
16
22
21
45
33
41
32
45
18
26
51
85
49
55
41
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
24
23
56
49
35
28
20
7
5
10
5
5
4
3
7
7
2
2
2
6
5
11
10
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
15
15
15
14
8
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
61
76
35
53
15
14
8
60
56
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
51
0
0
0
0
58
103
103
62
0
0
34
0
195
68
125
85
0
0
0
0
103
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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