Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
21.1° 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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
ENE
1
SSE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101066666788811109999910910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969494126151151134137338353306575378293242188158158173177191240308143
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NE
30
NE
25
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
N
35
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.98
11:10AM
1.48
12:04AM
0.96
11:52AM
1.44
12:57AM
0.95
12:37PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.45
6:08PM
0.26
5:16AM
0.50
6:54PM
0.28
6:04AM
0.54
7:42PM
0.27
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:40-------7:42--
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C202020212120191818171923262422222121243032302723
Feels °C (?)181818181817171818171822232323222121222830252522
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