Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is

18.4° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	119	116	92	90	62	62	44	87	600	600	544	585	1036	1248	1811	1439	1002	698	575	408	288	323
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SE	E	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:41PM1.31m					4:07AM0.88m				4:36PM1.35m				5:14AM0.88m				5:26PM1.39m
Low Tide		8:42AM0.45m					10:38PM0.49m			9:37AM0.48m					11:38PM0.43m				10:34AM0.48m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	19	19	16	12	10	9	8	10	13	13	13	12	10	7	7	10	16	18	17	15
Feels °C	10	12	15	16	10	5	3	3	3	5	10	10	11	9	6	2	3	6	13	15	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	119	116	92	90	62	62	44	87	600	600	544	585	1036	1248	1811	1439	1002	698	575	408	288	323
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 10	SSW 4	S 9	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	4	4	8	1	15	2	2	42	40	28	28	27	23	23	14	13	13	17	12	6	7	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SE 9	S 10	SE 8	S 15	S 14	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	S 20	S 19	SSE 18	—	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	8	8	3	7	3	5	4	2	2	2	7	28	114	—	2	7	7	7	6	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	WNW 2	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	WSW 5	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	1	1	3	4	16	125	197	149	23	843	928	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	13	7	136	13	6	6	14	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5

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