Catherine Hill Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.15° S 151.63° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Catherine Hill Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Catherine Hill Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.6
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
14
13
220
202
198
152
675
1244
2319
2351
1917
3405
2738
2119
1807
1479
1422
1324
1263
1299
1325
1325
1492
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:11AM1.08m
10:55PM1.45m
11:55AM1.13m
11:35PM1.37m
12:42PM1.18m
00:22AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.18m
4:36PM0.45m
5:41AM0.18m
5:26PM0.49m
6:18AM0.19m
6:23PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
15
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
9
13
11
14
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1
S
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
124
501
426
220
202
198
152
184
11
11
11
503
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
68
14
13
74
47
49
132
169
4
11
14
15
15
14
14
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
14
14
13
10
5
25
18
18
2
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
228
675
1244
2319
2351
1917
3405
2738
2119
1807
1479
1422
1324
1263
1299
1325
1325
1492
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
3
3
14
0
6
0
6
14
150
67
270
385
392
270
263
263
253
230
192
67
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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