Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 08 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
S
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
2
SE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)99977888777777778888771414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1841801512366216235975515184184054002562141881691871641641431079110698
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.12
12:29AM
1.35
12:48PM
1.01
1:13AM
1.29
1:39PM
0.91
2:08AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.34
5:59PM
0.36
7:01AM
0.41
6:33PM
0.44
7:59AM
0.48
7:14PM
0.52
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2323432112221-----------
Temp. °C222223222222222222222223232221202023232322222120
Feels °C (?)232123191818191919192022222121191922222323232322
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