Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.6° 

Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
343
299
298
777
724
541
511
407
341
293
287
305
365
533
460
275
194
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:40PM1.56m
8:15AM1.23m
8:15PM1.56m
8:49AM1.30m
8:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.13m
1:59PM0.27m
2:44AM0.10m
2:39PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
10
15
14
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
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