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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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 Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | |
2360 | 2321 | 2128 | 2092 | 2043 | 1835 | 1803 | 1695 | 1595 | 1652 | 1522 | 1423 | 1447 | 1472 | 1469 | 1469 | 2104 | 2687 | 2527 | 2559 | 2597 | 2728 | 2870 | 2593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.17m | 3:16AM1.24m | 4:23PM1.26m | 4:16AM1.16m | 5:08PM1.35m | 5:10AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.52m | 9:50AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.48m | 10:32AM0.28m | 11:27PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
— | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
2360 | 2321 | 2128 | 2092 | 2043 | 1835 | 1803 | 1695 | 1595 | 1652 | 1522 | 1423 | 1447 | 1472 | 1469 | 1469 | 1494 | 1912 | 22 | 21 | 2174 | 2210 | 2261 | 1927 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2104 | 2687 | 2527 | 2559 | 2597 | 2728 | 2870 | 2593 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 151 | 197 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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