Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
22.4° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)--
Afternoon (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
0.9
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)99988888881099813131312121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39638717716716717120122722227316830230229545411521321122111921435132012501005902
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.12
5:06AM
1.46
5:23PM
1.08
6:02AM
1.58
6:35PM
1.07
6:56AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
0.24
11:40AM
0.35
11:17PM
0.26
12:47PM
0.23
12:14AM
0.26
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-
Sunset--8:04-------8:05-------8:05-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191918181615151819201918181718212121202019191920
Feels °C (?)161616171514131717181717181818201918181817171717
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