Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 51 | 55 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 33 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.73m | 7:08AM1.10m | 7:13PM1.81m | 8:03AM1.13m | 8:04PM1.85m | 8:55AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.05m | 12:36PM0.25m | 2:06AM-0.03m | 1:30PM0.23m | 2:56AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 51 | 55 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 33 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 130 | 539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 125 | 203 | 203 | 511 | 203 | 203 | 424 | 203 | 363 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 155 |
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