Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111113141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14391378136913471324115491070763449433432223421893921121011854150021207798257794498752914362
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
20
SW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.94
4:04AM
1.42
5:24PM
0.99
5:17AM
1.44
6:25PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.29
9:20PM
0.52
11:14AM
0.26
10:45PM
0.51
12:14PM
0.21
11:56PM
0.44
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:57-------6:55-------6:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----41121--12-----------
Temp. °C202426262019191715151515161616141416181919191615
Feels °C (?)212525261917161477777797810121314151212
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