
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2497 | 1987 | 1685 | 1857 | 1739 | 2290 | 4075 | 2503 | 1292 | 1949 | 1556 | 1396 | 1422 | 824 | 618 | 517 | 997 | 265 | 391 | 535 | 582 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.79m | 4:57PM0.77m | 6:05AM0.77m | 5:41PM0.75m | 6:58AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.24m | 11:30PM0.02m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:19AM0.04m | 12:45PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
2497 | 1987 | 1685 | 1857 | 743 | 352 | — | — | 390 | 1949 | 1556 | 1396 | 1422 | 824 | 618 | 517 | 43 | 265 | 45 | 113 | 71 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 22 | SW 15 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 153 | 85 | 36 | — | 25 | — | 18 | 55 | 45 | 71 | 151 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | E 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | SW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 208 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
74 | 102 | 163 | 210 | 1739 | 2290 | 4075 | 2503 | 1292 | 394 | — | — | 64 | 127 | 184 | 145 | 997 | 185 | 391 | 535 | 582 | 280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 467 | 496 | 429 | 141 | 244 | 284 | 284 | 81 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 113 | 114 | 421 | 81 | 81 | 45 |
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