Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 07 Nov 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
20.9° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)666666778888888888669101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101221329714034753058450535029717416826823619716112871941028173014031092
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
NE
40
NE
40
NE
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
NNE
30
S
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
1.81
10:40PM
1.18
10:42AM
1.78
11:38PM
1.10
11:35AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.17
4:39PM
-0.05
4:11AM
0.25
5:36PM
-0.01
5:00AM
0.34
6:36PM
0.06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise--5:48-------5:48-------5:48-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:24-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1----4----------
Temp. °C171617202322212119182028292322211815151617171616
Feels °C (?)151416192017161917161827272021171410101111111113
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