Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 537 | 473 | 418 | 418 | 363 | 710 | 692 | 603 | 588 | 492 | 492 | 427 | 438 | 717 | 737 | 719 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM0.74m | 1:18PM0.72m | 2:03AM0.79m | 1:57PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.15m | 7:23AM0.21m | 7:35PM0.09m | 8:07AM0.20m | 8:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 545 | 537 | 473 | 418 | 418 | 363 | 710 | 692 | 603 | 588 | 492 | 492 | 427 | 438 | 717 | 737 | 719 | 710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | E 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 83 | 150 | 232 | 260 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 157 | 157 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | W 7 | E 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 106 | 129 | 95 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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