Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is

18.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	934	846	846	862	778	763	672	588	501	482	416	416	363	294	250	318	312	248	210	210	210	193	156	156
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	SW	ESE	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:02AM1.32m				12:59PM1.27m				00:52AM1.16m					1:51PM1.28m				1:48AM1.02m				2:46PM1.29m
Low Tide			6:31AM0.22m					7:02PM0.47m				7:11AM0.31m				8:12PM0.51m				7:53AM0.39m				9:27PM0.52m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	15	16	16	15	13	12	12	14	19	19	17	17
Feels °C	15	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	12	13	13	14	13	11	10	9	11	16	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	934	846	846	862	778	763	672	588	501	482	416	416	363	294	250	318	312	248	210	210	210	193	156	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	162	155	143	181	181	136	132	118	84	82	56	56	55	53	31	31	31	31	31	17	17	19	20	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 13	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	17	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	4	4	3	12	3	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	NW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	17	21	25	—	2	1	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	14	15	15	14	0	0	58	18	6	3	0	0	0	0	6	103	51	5	0	0	0	0	0	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Crackneck	Forresters	JD Reef	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Gibber - Dark Point		Anna Bay-Morna Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Backdoor 4
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	6

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