Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 10 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
24.1° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


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Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)88888889610101012121212111111111212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130163167134133216275522381904653523814765765687573556546576698615604776
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.24
2:52PM
0.85
3:17AM
1.22
4:23PM
0.84
4:31AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.52
9:12AM
0.52
8:13PM
0.58
10:35AM
0.51
9:33PM
0.60
11:44AM
0.45
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11111-
Temp. °C232221212023262623222122222323222121202020202020
Feels °C (?)242222232123242321222122202021191919191818191715
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