Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 94 | 79 | 210 | 125 | 97 | 95 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 75 | 123 | 181 | 117 | 80 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.30m | 1:07AM0.94m | 1:49PM1.27m | 2:18AM0.87m | 2:54PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.38m | 7:31PM0.49m | 6:54AM0.46m | 8:47PM0.52m | 7:50AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
97 | 94 | 79 | 210 | 125 | 97 | 95 | 51 | 37 | 64 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 129 | 117 | 80 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
95 | 90 | 77 | 10 | 12 | — | 3 | 77 | 67 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
127 | — | — | 20 | 64 | 79 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 35 | 63 | 75 | 123 | 181 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 107 | 323 | 58 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 157 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 117 | 120 | 120 |
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