Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Catherine Hill Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
0.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
132
113
105
91
128
139
118
128
128
111
118
104
125
116
110
97
90
77
248
246
115
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.36m
11:26PM1.21m
12:05PM1.34m
00:12AM1.06m
12:53PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.19m
5:30PM0.35m
5:35AM0.29m
6:26PM0.43m
6:11AM0.38m
7:31PM0.49m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
15
13
15
14
13
14
14
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