Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Catherine Hill Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Catherine Hill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2486 | 2153 | 1374 | 1019 | 757 | 600 | 466 | 398 | 346 | 209 | 268 | 280 | 249 | 211 | 188 | 192 | 209 | 140 | 115 | 80 | 80 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.32m | 00:35AM0.91m | 12:55PM1.26m | 1:49AM0.85m | 2:04PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.45m | 6:51PM0.45m | 6:02AM0.53m | 8:04PM0.49m | 7:04AM0.59m | 9:22PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1760 | 1374 | 1019 | 757 | 600 | 466 | 398 | 346 | 209 | 268 | 280 | 249 | 211 | 175 | 142 | 117 | 120 | 115 | 80 | 80 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 96 | 84 | 67 | 59 | 15 | 188 | 192 | 209 | 140 | 113 | 69 | 6 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 56 | 97 | 154 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2486 | 2153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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