
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
680 | 1960 | 1619 | 1204 | 1182 | 1379 | 1134 | 836 | 650 | 490 | 427 | 478 | 183 | 298 | 635 | 257 | 249 | 187 | 152 | 149 | 169 | 198 | 245 | 735 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24AM0.70m | 3:38PM0.77m | 4:06AM0.72m | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:50AM0.74m | 4:43PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.17m | 9:57PM0.13m | 10:03AM0.19m | 10:32PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 4 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 |
680 | 50 | 1619 | 1204 | 1182 | 2 | — | 72 | 111 | 148 | 130 | 186 | 106 | 167 | 161 | 257 | 249 | 187 | 34 | 149 | 94 | 198 | 245 | 735 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 108 | 192 | 48 | 183 | 175 | 3 | 157 | 155 | 145 | 152 | 24 | 169 | 93 | 22 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | — | E 9 | E 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 9 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 54 | 131 | — | 1 | 1 | 147 | 132 | 129 | 3 | 38 | 95 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
655 | 1960 | — | 38 | 35 | 1379 | 1134 | 836 | 650 | 490 | 427 | 478 | 106 | 298 | 635 | 93 | 97 | 63 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 117 | 126 | 113 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 76 | 114 | 35 | 113 |
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