
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 194 | 202 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 226 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 149 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.70m | 11:55AM1.13m | 11:44PM1.57m | 12:52PM1.15m | 00:38AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.33m | 5:46AM0.03m | 5:21PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.10m | 6:25PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
194 | 194 | 202 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 226 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 149 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 68 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 30 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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