Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
21.9° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
460
404
478
431
452
427
396
365
334
294
238
151
180
195
157
146
99
161
73
68
65
49
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30AM1.46m
2:59PM1.01m
2:43AM1.40m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.51m
8:40AM0.22m
8:15PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
494
460
404
478
431
452
427
396
365
334
294
238
151
180
195
157
146
99
70
52
68
65
19
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
477
417
320
240
256
179
139
96
94
92
70
67
61
49
37
26
24
23
50
73
43
27
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
46
53
2
2
2
15
14
11
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
61
9
161
49
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
60
67
14
14
14
14
242
30
15
51
0
0
0
0
15
18
103
27
0
0
0
3
103
348
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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