Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 02 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
23.5° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)12127777777776756666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486849515454517068625870586012914815013011389130156239200
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
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)
9:13AM
1.37
9:33PM
1.49
9:50AM
1.30
10:05PM
1.51
10:26AM
1.22
10:37PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.17
3:50AM
0.18
3:46PM
0.22
4:29AM
0.19
4:15PM
0.28
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:46-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1--111--
Temp. °C201918202222212120191821222121212020202020202020
Feels °C (?)212119212221202121211922201919191717181817171717
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