Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
4
3
2
0
2
!
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
10
2.4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
120
1724
1697
1183
818
924
792
1401
2816
2451
2137
1940
1786
2145
1295
1087
855
660
539
461
399
445
415
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:51PM1.34m
1:05PM0.92m
00:44AM1.30m
2:11PM0.95m
1:43AM1.27m
3:12PM1.03m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.55m
6:59AM0.36m
6:09PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
7:19PM0.62m
8:46AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
9
15
20
20
16
15
14
13
12
15
17
18
18
18
16
14
14
15
16
18
5
5
5
4
3
9
15
13
10
10
10
10
9
12
13
15
15
16
14
11
11
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
10
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
151
120
1724
1697
1183
818
924
792
1401
1931
1829
1546
1352
1786
1485
41
63
855
660
539
461
399
103
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
4
2
92
94
71
73
56
58
59
61
59
59
40
40
41
57
64
65
65
67
99
6
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
2
2
55
56
2
6
6
2
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
S
10
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
5
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
320
976
2295
31
14
1400
1065
39
2816
2451
2137
1940
2145
1295
1087
445
415
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
227
31
6
0
0
0
15
116
37
13
15
8
0
0
21
14
14
6
13
5
0
0
0
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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