Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
17
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1
S
8
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
130
148
209
148
183
204
110
233
178
162
116
111
88
96
96
88
108
108
105
108
91
101
98
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM1.53m
10:40AM1.36m
10:44PM1.37m
11:21AM1.36m
11:26PM1.21m
12:05PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.10m
4:39PM0.28m
5:01AM0.19m
5:30PM0.35m
5:35AM0.29m
6:26PM0.43m
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rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
10
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
12
13
14
13
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
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