
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
985 | 1465 | 1605 | 1754 | 2042 | 1847 | 1672 | 1384 | 1255 | 1101 | 1060 | 1028 | 1001 | 974 | 1614 | 521 | 843 | 702 | 711 | 1624 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:53AM0.64m | 2:34PM0.75m | 2:40AM0.67m | 3:06PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.27m | 8:04AM0.16m | 8:48PM0.22m | 8:45AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 |
985 | 1465 | 1605 | 1754 | 2042 | 1847 | 1672 | 1384 | 1255 | 1101 | 1060 | 1028 | 1001 | 974 | 1614 | 521 | 843 | 702 | 711 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 163 | 225 | 37 | 211 | 302 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 116 | 39 | 305 | 292 | 394 | 286 | 1624 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 114 | 113 | 52 |
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