Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
23.3° 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 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)10999999988888999999988910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226019332030188420411954153012961134120412951043602535470470429371399363346330334774
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
1.01
8:46AM
1.59
9:25PM
1.05
9:23AM
1.63
10:02PM
1.09
9:58AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.36
3:35PM
0.17
2:50AM
0.33
4:09PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.32
4:43PM
0.10
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset8:05-------8:04-------8:04-------
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
88786741731222111---11-111
Temp. °C222121201920202121202020212122212120192021212221
Feels °C (?)191819201517171717161717191919181919181920192018
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