Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.7° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
32
45
31
26
68
68
51
41
44
33
53
60
71
40
85
85
107
104
101
121
127
131
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:51AM1.32m
5:44PM1.28m
5:42AM1.29m
6:21PM1.38m
6:28AM1.25m
6:55PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.21m
00:32AM0.32m
12:32PM0.22m
1:16AM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
2
3
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
19
19
18
17
16
18
17
17
19
19
17
17
18
16
16
16
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
33
31
32
45
17
22
68
68
51
41
44
33
53
60
71
34
85
85
107
104
101
121
127
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
2
26
2
5
12
12
10
19
10
7
6
40
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.3
NE
3
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
2
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
31
3
2
1
2
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
70
270
195
125
58
6
0
0
0
125
58
58
3
0
0
0
0
14
30
14
14
15
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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