Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
23.9° 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 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)6666612121111111010666666668888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138148152167172976658565554317111298959444302547434449
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
1.18
7:49AM
1.52
8:27PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.55
9:03PM
1.40
9:09AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.06
3:00AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.04
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:07-------7:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------111---12122
Temp. °C232221202124282726242323222222222222222121222222
Feels °C (?)212121202124282423242424222322212222232221212121
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