Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
23.2° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
2
S
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)555666667778888868888111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6678106108111111188402578514465545382226186186324174149211277157714151048
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.89
6:44AM
1.41
7:23PM
0.93
7:28AM
1.48
8:07PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.46
1:42PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.29
1:29AM
0.40
2:59PM
0.22
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11211--332-121------1221
Temp. °C212121212023242221212020202322222121212122232323
Feels °C (?)202019212023221919212122222419181819202122222223
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