Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is

18.7° C

Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	714	1087	1148	1107	973	818	851	917	934	934	951	883	763	672	672	577	492	473	407	356	356	307	437	214
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	S	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	11:15PM1.50m				12:09PM1.26m				00:02AM1.32m				12:59PM1.27m				00:52AM1.16m					1:51PM1.28m
Low Tide			5:51AM0.12m				5:59PM0.41m				6:31AM0.22m					7:02PM0.47m				7:11AM0.31m				8:12PM0.51m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	11	11	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	13	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 10	ENE 10
kJ	714	1087	1148	1107	973	818	851	917	934	934	951	883	763	672	672	577	492	473	407	356	356	307	31	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 15	S 10
kJ	25	24	103	95	140	125	170	167	162	155	143	181	181	178	132	118	84	82	81	56	56	53	17	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	SE 13	S 15
kJ	69	107	23	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	17	17	17	19	19	17	7	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 10	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	437	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Birdie Beach NSW - Newcastle	Moonee NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Birdie Beach NSW - Newcastle	Wombarra NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	37	83	83	67	67	14	14	14	14	13	0	0	58	18	6	3	0	0	0	0	6	136	51	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Macmasters Point					JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Copacobana Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Frazer Park	Crackneck	Pelican Beach		Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point
Rating (10 max)	2					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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