Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
8
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
47
46
57
40
50
64
61
61
110
149
146
143
140
416
332
865
615
547
441
288
231
176
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:36AM0.97m
4:06PM1.51m
4:57AM0.99m
5:11PM1.60m
6:04AM1.05m
6:09PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.38m
11:06PM0.27m
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.16m
11:31AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
13
18
16
15
16
16
15
16
10
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
8
11
12
11
12
11
10
8
8
10
14
12
11
10
11
11
10
1
7
7
7
9
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