Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 226 | 183 | 175 | 556 | 451 | 394 | 417 | 309 | 175 | 149 | 164 | 245 | 617 | 621 | 703 | 559 | 1056 | 1056 | 1206 | 974 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.72m | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:50AM0.74m | 4:43PM0.77m | 5:35AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.19m | 10:32PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:10PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 186 | 150 | 159 | 556 | 451 | 394 | 148 | 309 | 175 | 149 | 164 | 245 | 617 | 621 | 703 | 503 | 1056 | 1056 | 1206 | 974 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 192 | 48 | 75 | 167 | 161 | 157 | 155 | — | 132 | 127 | 127 | 91 | 94 | 4 | 68 | 169 | 559 | — | 83 | 52 | 368 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 13 | E 9 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 151 | 183 | 175 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 38 | 38 | 4 | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | 253 | 188 | 30 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 427 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 52 | 132 | 176 | 195 | 161 | 117 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 126 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 52 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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