Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
!
!
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2641
1862
3988
3254
2496
2130
1883
1844
1658
1658
1626
1673
1816
1941
2060
2119
2664
2904
2629
2453
2211
1978
1661
1467
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:55AM1.13m
11:35PM1.37m
12:42PM1.18m
00:22AM1.28m
1:34PM1.24m
1:18AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.49m
6:18AM0.19m
6:23PM0.51m
7:00AM0.21m
7:30PM0.51m
7:46AM0.24m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
1.8
S
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
1.1
SE
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
11
1243
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
4
13
416
20
18
1661
1467
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.7
ESE
15
1
ESE
14
Energy kJ
13
11
15
16
15
15
14
188
352
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
2641
1862
3988
3254
2496
2130
1883
1844
1658
1658
1626
1673
1816
1941
2060
2119
2664
2904
2629
2453
2211
1978
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
67
270
270
270
270
310
335
318
263
192
192
192
14
14
14
14
67
67
67
156
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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