Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 14 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
23.7° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)101010999899991419181616151514146666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90071153938031827522111511299102102599606643600453343260246138159152182
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.30
6:32PM
0.97
6:25AM
1.38
7:14PM
1.07
7:09AM
1.46
7:51PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.37
11:55PM
0.51
1:12PM
0.28
12:47AM
0.42
1:47PM
0.18
1:32AM
0.34
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:12-------7:10----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212221212120201818202222212019181720232322212120
Feels °C (?)192019191918191818202019181818181719212119202020
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