Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 18 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
23.7° 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 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)666666986688886666656666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1089590443728384240404528232338323236364225252526
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.40
9:09AM
1.54
9:40PM
1.49
9:51AM
1.50
10:18PM
1.56
10:35AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.04
3:45AM
0.13
4:02PM
0.06
4:32AM
0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:05------
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-----2443355322111--121
Temp. °C222322222221212020202020202020222222222221212122
Feels °C (?)222322232322222222212121222120222222222321212122
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