Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 528 | 955 | 806 | 1849 | 2094 | 1857 | 1729 | 1452 | 1326 | 1220 | 1138 | 1039 | 1011 | 899 | 802 | 726 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.84m | 2:22PM0.73m | 3:27AM0.86m | 3:09PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.03m | 8:44AM0.23m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 9:29AM0.22m | 9:33PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 82 | 209 | 623 | 1849 | 2094 | 1857 | 1729 | 1452 | 1326 | 1220 | 1138 | 1039 | 1011 | 899 | 802 | 726 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 164 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 655 | 528 | 955 | 806 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 126 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
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