Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Catherine Hill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
154
161
179
209
186
173
169
166
175
179
179
186
194
198
194
194
202
222
222
265
265
226
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM1.85m
10:04AM1.13m
9:59PM1.80m
10:59AM1.12m
10:51PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:03AM-0.07m
3:27PM0.28m
4:55AM-0.03m
4:22PM0.33m
5:46AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
21
20
19
17
15
14
14
15
18
17
16
15
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
151
151
154
161
179
209
186
173
169
166
175
179
179
186
194
198
194
194
202
222
222
265
265
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
85
166
144
103
97
87
84
82
81
53
49
48
48
30
27
25
14
14
14
6
9
21
21
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
12
13
13
9
5
5
1
1
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
8
2
8
9
1
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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