
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (26 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
304 | 281 | 299 | 318 | 529 | 401 | 363 | 309 | 535 | 785 | 1044 | 1737 | 1961 | 1803 | 1943 | 1449 | 1300 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM0.59m | 11:07AM0.64m | 11:28PM0.63m | 11:55AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.26m | 5:22PM0.28m | 5:41AM0.25m | 6:10PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
304 | 281 | 299 | 318 | 529 | 401 | 363 | 309 | 299 | 785 | 1044 | 1737 | 1961 | 1803 | 1943 | 1449 | 1300 | 1474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 3 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
22 | 3 | 52 | 77 | 119 | 116 | 212 | 309 | 535 | 245 | 331 | 156 | 134 | 66 | — | — | 17 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 131 | 218 | 268 | 240 | 202 | — | 19 | 42 | 61 | 54 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 44 | 45 | 5 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 447 | 1537 | 805 | 364 | 66 | 49 | 44 | 66 | 66 | 71 |
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