Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 1024 | 892 | 656 | 1047 | 2756 | 3288 | 3246 | 3121 | 2734 | 2734 | 2615 | 2629 | 2472 | 2791 | 2920 | 3745 | 3334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:32AM0.69m | 12:39PM0.67m | 1:31AM0.73m | 1:28PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.20m | 6:40AM0.26m | 7:01PM0.15m | 7:36AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 408 | 690 | 892 | 656 | 1047 | 2756 | 3288 | 3246 | 3121 | 2734 | 2734 | 2615 | 2629 | 2472 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 251 | 228 | 319 | 268 | 683 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 17 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 258 | 3 | 410 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 655 | 1024 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 2791 | 2920 | 3745 | 3334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 81 | 117 | 470 | 117 | 113 |
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