Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
21.1° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
1.4
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010101010101010101010101111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233185182178133131128128125969694949268686892128476652604500400
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
ESE
15
SE
15
NNE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
N
15
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrossoffoffoffononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
1.01
10:31AM
1.52
11:19PM
0.98
11:10AM
1.48
12:04AM
0.96
11:52AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.42
5:25PM
0.23
4:34AM
0.45
6:08PM
0.26
5:16AM
0.50
Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:39-------7:40
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11152-------------------
Temp. °C212120191924252321211919192021201919181819232526
Feels °C (?)222322202025242422221818181919181820191920232225
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