Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
23.4° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.7
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
SSE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)766777666778888988999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232176238247247270220132226550302235230224257214270246210188159159132134
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.22
10:37PM
1.50
11:04AM
1.13
11:11PM
1.46
11:43AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
0.19
4:15PM
0.28
5:09AM
0.23
4:45PM
0.35
5:50AM
0.28
5:16PM
0.42
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:43--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3211111-111-------------
Temp. °C202020202020201919192020191919181717171819191918
Feels °C (?)181817171716171717151616161617171717161818171817
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