Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 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
23.4° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)677666677766666666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1771007664476712024812068456264418113315722011011391775754
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.29
12:38PM
1.21
1:23AM
1.27
1:21PM
1.07
2:11AM
1.25
2:14PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.41
6:53PM
0.30
7:37AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.39
8:42AM
0.54
8:10PM
0.46
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:52-------7:51--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1417
Temp. °C232222242525252423232322222223222221212322212019
Feels °C (?)252424272624252625242523252223222222222423222020
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