Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 06 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
24.7° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)666557777777667766666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47302950119384420147102866170128109937035253863154148128224
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
ESE
25
ENE
5
SE
30
NNE
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
E
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.36
12:41AM
1.29
12:38PM
1.21
1:23AM
1.27
1:21PM
1.07
2:11AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
0.34
6:21PM
0.21
6:42AM
0.41
6:53PM
0.30
7:37AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.39
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2-------------1------
Temp. °C212425232425232222242425252423222322222222222221
Feels °C (?)222724262327242324272525262523222424242523222222
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