Catherine Hill Bay Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.15° S 151.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 22.4° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Apr)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 25		Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	169	94	70	49	37	38	35	35	53	22	21	45	33	41	32	45	60	56	51	85	49	55	41	31
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	E	E	ENE	NE	N	NW	WNW	NNW	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on
High Tide	4:06PM1.08m			3:52AM1.35m					5:00PM1.18m				4:51AM1.32m				5:44PM1.28m				5:42AM1.29m
Low Tide		9:37PM0.52m					10:38AM0.21m				10:46PM0.46m				11:22AM0.21m				11:43PM0.39m				11:59AM0.21m


	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	17	16	18	19	20	20	19	18	16	16	18	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	20	20	20
Feels °C	19	17	17	17	16	18	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	18	18	17	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	169	94	70	49	37	38	35	17	16	22	21	45	33	41	32	45	18	26	51	85	49	55	41	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
kJ	24	23	56	49	35	28	20	7	5	10	5	5	4	3	7	7	2	2	2	6	5	11	10	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 16	S 15	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	E 8	SE 6	E 7	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	2	2	15	15	15	14	8	5	5	5	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	61	76	—	—	—	—	—	35	53	15	14	8	—	—	—	—	60	56	10	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	51	0	0	0	0	58	103	103	62	0	0	34	0	195	68	125	85	0	0	0	0	103	103
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Forresters	Forresters	Crackneck	Forresters	Anna Bay-Morna Point				Copacobana Point	Crackneck	Wamberal Beach	Frazer Park		Fly Roads		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)		2	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	8	6	6	5	7	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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