Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
945 | 1455 | 1067 | 996 | 943 | 712 | 603 | 440 | 427 | 357 | 290 | 268 | 190 | 149 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 118 | 160 | 190 | 239 | 350 | 457 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.72m | 1:24PM0.84m | 1:01AM0.74m | 2:16PM0.85m | 2:01AM0.75m | 3:04PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.30m | 6:34AM-0.03m | 7:24PM0.26m | 7:32AM-0.03m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:26AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
945 | 1455 | 1067 | 996 | 943 | 712 | 603 | 440 | 427 | 357 | 290 | 268 | 190 | 149 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 239 | 350 | 457 | 595 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 22 | 53 | 118 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 39 | 126 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 160 | 190 | 50 | 49 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
11 | 11 | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 63 | 32 | 59 | 113 | 160 | 154 | 200 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 126 | 76 | 39 | 105 | 126 | 289 | 289 | 120 | 264 |
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