Catherine Hill Bay Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.15° S 151.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (18 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	4s

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

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	Tuesday 18				Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	6	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	135	71	40	92	95	196	78	59	113	289	635	558	650	278	183	123	110	91	79	175	280	302	277	588
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				8:01PM 1.10				8:12AM 1.53				8:41PM 1.08				8:44AM 1.56				9:19PM 1.06				9:18AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)					1:42AM 0.32					2:50PM 0.22				2:14AM 0.34				3:28PM 0.20				2:47AM 0.36

	Tuesday 18				Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	21	20	19	18	16	15	18	22	23	24	23	21	20	18	19	20	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C (?)	17	15	14	15	15	14	17	20	19	19	19	19	20	16	18	20	19	20	17	18	14	14	16	15

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