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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
21.1° 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 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
757 | 631 | 608 | 627 | 615 | 592 | 640 | 181 | 223 | 208 | 215 | 246 | 255 | 244 | 277 | 203 | 262 | 299 | 256 | 176 | 163 | 141 | 135 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.26m | 4:50PM1.28m | 4:42AM1.27m | 5:33PM1.42m | 5:38AM1.28m | 6:15PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.21m | 10:49PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.16m | 11:45PM0.32m | 11:46AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
268 | 209 | 202 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 161 | 127 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 122 | 70 | 70 | 256 | 176 | 163 | 141 | 135 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 100 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 46 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
757 | 631 | 608 | 627 | 615 | 592 | 640 | 181 | 223 | 208 | 215 | 246 | 255 | 244 | 277 | 203 | 262 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 136 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 155 | 192 | 155 | 136 | 156 | 270 | 263 | 156 | 51 | 270 | 242 | 156 | 155 | 156 | 67 | 67 | 156 | 15 |
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