Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
12
2
S
13
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
90
62
62
44
375
524
535
544
598
1019
1245
1603
1417
986
797
585
416
294
332
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM1.31m
4:07AM0.88m
4:36PM1.35m
5:14AM0.88m
5:26PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.49m
9:37AM0.48m
11:38PM0.43m
10:34AM0.48m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
16
12
11
9
8
10
13
13
13
12
10
8
6
10
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
10
5
5
3
3
5
9
10
10
9
6
3
2
6
13
15
12
11
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