Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 AEST
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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
19.2° 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 11PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)--
Evening (03 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s

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

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Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.7
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)111110101010991010101010101099998888881081089991077777777771010101010101011111111111212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)74146348514445473505137711121002990999108310418226755494404003202812232251921631471251078066635047474516423719717016313810184847458505948534848528270106167232292259244197
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.02
3:34PM
1.26
3:32AM
0.95
4:22PM
1.32
4:36AM
0.92
5:08PM
1.37
5:36AM
0.93
5:52PM
1.44
6:28AM
0.95
6:35PM
1.50
7:14AM
0.98
7:16PM
1.56
7:57AM
1.01
7:56PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.58
8:43AM
0.38
10:05PM
0.54
9:28AM
0.41
11:07PM
0.48
10:16AM
0.43
12:00AM
0.41
11:04AM
0.43
12:46AM
0.34
11:51AM
0.42
1:28AM
0.27
12:36PM
0.39
2:08AM
0.21
1:19PM
0.36
2:47AM
0.16
Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151312111113161615141312121215161615141413151818171514131214171715131211101215161413131211141717141211101112141515121111
Feels °C (?)987771013131412111010101314141313131013151616131197912131198878101098876911121077677999532
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