
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
50 | 48 | 44 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 16 | 4 | 559 | 615 | 547 | 441 | 288 | 231 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
25 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 |
22 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 36 | — | 416 | 332 | 865 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 65 | 71 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 581 | 736 | 17 | 30 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 51 | 104 |
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