Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777888899999910101013131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311311311381631922022462643183263803804404925237211635196121241879160713691225
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.54
1:17PM
1.05
1:34AM
1.49
2:35PM
0.96
2:45AM
1.44
4:04PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.29
7:20AM
0.23
6:52PM
0.39
8:35AM
0.28
7:57PM
0.48
9:58AM
0.29
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------7:00-------6:59-------6:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212123232322222120192222222120191919232624
Feels °C (?)222222222222222221222322202322222221202020232422
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