Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
24.2° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s

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
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)788888988777777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12110795899499134217258268242222233296263204154147227205183160141145
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassglassononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.44
5:23PM
0.95
5:33AM
1.49
6:35PM
1.01
6:36AM
1.56
7:29PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.31
10:46PM
0.46
12:35PM
0.23
11:59PM
0.41
1:29PM
0.15
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:31-------7:30--
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1121-----23221----111---
Temp. °C232323222424232323222223232322232222232323232322
Feels °C (?)262526252423232324222122212121232122232322232423
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