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Catherine Hill Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 10PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | |
1131 | 958 | 958 | 1070 | 1448 | 1160 | 1645 | 1610 | 1312 | 1169 | 781 | 653 | 570 | 570 | 587 | 639 | 589 | 532 | 1179 | 1359 | 1291 | 1120 | 742 | 1395 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.07m | 11:07PM1.68m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:06AM1.57m | 1:25PM1.05m | 1:08AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.06m | 5:33PM0.44m | 7:09AM0.12m | 6:43PM0.50m | 8:08AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
— | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
418 | 418 | 363 | 353 | 1092 | 296 | 255 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 200 | 194 | 151 | 145 | 113 | 113 | 160 | 214 | 28 | 1359 | 1291 | 1120 | 721 | 1395 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | SSW 11 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 31 | — | 24 | 23 | 239 | 17 | 168 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
1131 | 958 | 958 | 1070 | 1448 | 1160 | 1645 | 1610 | 1312 | 1169 | 781 | 653 | 570 | 570 | 587 | 639 | 589 | 532 | 1179 | — | — | — | 742 | 470 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 136 | 136 | 156 | 67 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 110 | 156 | 156 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 14 | 14 | 83 |
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