Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 9 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is

18.9° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 11						Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 11	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SE 8	E 10	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	260	210	193	234	214	241	261	220	140	109	83	51	49	32	32	15	14	10	11	11	3	3	2	9
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	4:58AM1.04m				5:23PM1.63m				6:07AM1.06m				6:19PM1.73m					7:08AM1.10m				7:13PM1.81m
Low Tide			10:39AM0.29m				00:15AM0.16m				11:38AM0.28m					1:13AM0.05m			12:36PM0.25m					2:06AM-0.03m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	15	18	15	14	13	12	13	14	16	16	13	11	10	10	9	12	17	18	15	13	12	11
Feels °C	9	10	13	14	11	10	9	7	8	7	9	9	7	4	4	4	3	6	12	13	9	8	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 8
kJ	260	197	168	132	214	241	261	220	140	109	83	51	49	32	11	10	18	24	15	14	8	24	23	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 6	SE 8	S 11
kJ	192	210	193	234	86	62	4	4	26	26	16	13	6	3	32	15	14	7	7	11	25	4	2	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	NNW 4	NE 5	S 12	S 12	SE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 8
kJ	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	9	10	11	7	3	3	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	5	12	10	13	10	20	34	16	14	11	7	2	2	6	12	11	8
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	6	6	3	3	0	27	31	6	7	29	5	76	4	4	103	72	103	104	136	104
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	1	1	6	1	1	4	1	1	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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