Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average 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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)556666668886666567888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47909352573835192221221919204577231516302224158120117111
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
5
NW
25
SSE
15
E
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
20
S
15
SE
5
S
10
W
10
SW
10
NNE
10
NE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.41
11:33AM
1.41
12:10AM
1.43
12:20PM
1.28
12:58AM
1.43
1:15PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.13
6:22AM
0.28
6:29PM
0.21
7:23AM
0.33
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:37
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------------441-----
Temp. °C232322212128262524232221212526262423232323242523
Feels °C (?)232425222230252728262424232725232525262626272723
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest