Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 185 | 492 | 513 | 464 | 455 | 228 | 152 | 209 | 161 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 86 | 212 | 203 | 230 | 251 | 295 | 341 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.75m | 9:17AM1.31m | 9:20PM1.66m | 9:59AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.04m | 2:13PM0.19m | 3:13AM-0.03m | 3:02PM0.19m | 3:51AM0.02m | 3:50PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 136 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 185 | 492 | 513 | 464 | 291 | 228 | 152 | 209 | 161 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 86 | 212 | 203 | 230 | 17 | 18 | 56 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 21 | S 12 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 55 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 193 | 168 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 455 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 295 | 341 | 315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
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