
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
807 | 692 | 680 | 1960 | 1619 | 1204 | 1415 | 1356 | 1060 | 740 | 600 | 480 | 397 | 186 | 183 | 328 | 840 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24AM0.70m | 3:38PM0.77m | 4:06AM0.72m | 4:09PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.18m | 9:24AM0.17m | 9:57PM0.13m | 10:03AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
568 | 545 | 680 | 50 | 1619 | 1204 | 884 | 1356 | 1060 | 740 | 600 | 148 | 130 | 186 | 106 | 167 | 161 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 13 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 72 | 111 | — | 192 | 48 | 183 | 175 | 3 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 131 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 6 |
807 | 692 | 611 | 1960 | 15 | 40 | 1415 | — | — | — | — | 480 | 397 | 184 | 124 | 328 | 840 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 120 | 126 | 126 | 81 | 5 | 23 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 54 | 54 |
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