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Catherine Hill Bay surf break

Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 17 Apr 2025 AEST
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
23.5° 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 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
ESE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.6
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999999111212131414141413131312121212121212111111111110101010999985885666997789999888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)890713603645684599207323242986440153965855585549074176354330182475239622531906165214021100944785702471414308256217181122117797644854241626280121272722067910971704161013121022844702548419178181
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
W
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SSE
35
SE
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.45
10:44AM
1.00
10:47PM
1.40
11:30AM
0.95
11:32PM
1.36
12:29PM
0.91
12:27AM
1.32
1:43PM
0.90
1:33AM
1.31
3:01PM
0.95
2:42AM
1.33
4:05PM
1.05
3:47AM
1.37
4:58PM
1.19
4:47AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.30
4:12PM
0.44
5:39AM
0.35
4:51PM
0.50
6:35AM
0.38
5:41PM
0.55
7:39AM
0.38
6:49PM
0.59
8:45AM
0.34
8:12PM
0.59
9:45AM
0.27
9:31PM
0.54
10:36AM
0.18
10:39PM
0.44
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-----5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22------
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Rain (mm)
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