Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 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
23.8° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)9995677777777888899999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8356373788114134135153150152113150187197207252270318326372372380414
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
0
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
1.58
12:15PM
1.17
12:34AM
1.54
1:17PM
1.05
1:34AM
1.49
2:35PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.20
6:17AM
0.17
6:01PM
0.29
7:20AM
0.23
6:52PM
0.39
8:35AM
0.28
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------6:59
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-121--1--1--------------
Temp. °C232221212122222322222221212323232222212019212323
Feels °C (?)232222232323222221212221222222222222232220232323
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