
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 627 | 620 | 293 | 217 | 268 | 268 | 480 | 857 | 1138 | 1013 | 983 | 828 | 659 | 534 | 517 | 548 | 294 | 277 | 471 | 353 | 1287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06PM0.82m | 4:39AM0.74m | 4:44PM0.80m | 5:28AM0.72m | 5:21PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:28PM0.09m | 10:36AM0.17m | 11:11PM0.08m | 11:19AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
224 | 627 | 620 | 293 | 123 | 99 | 268 | 480 | 857 | 1138 | 1013 | 983 | 828 | 659 | 534 | 517 | 548 | 119 | 218 | 2 | 199 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | — | E 10 | — |
264 | 10 | 9 | 229 | 217 | 268 | 77 | 74 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 294 | 8 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 18 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
— | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 277 | 471 | 353 | 1287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 81 | 117 |
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