Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
23.7° 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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)677666666666666677777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2221991451628295771031661651901951138564475076535461575858
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
0
W
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
1.27
1:21PM
1.07
2:11AM
1.25
2:14PM
0.95
3:08AM
1.24
3:25PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.30
7:37AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.39
8:42AM
0.54
8:10PM
0.46
10:01AM
0.56
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:51-------7:50
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2121--------
Temp. °C252423222222222323232222202020212221202021222424
Feels °C (?)242423242424232422222123211920212323212122232525
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