Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)161615151414666671212111111105566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64359245334326024618817615718818974665956555432436811617313489
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
30
W
15
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.46
7:51PM
1.18
7:49AM
1.52
8:27PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.55
9:03PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.42
1:47PM
0.18
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.06
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:08-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818212424222121202125302726242322212221212222
Feels °C (?)181818202222191921202125302123232222212220202222
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