
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
556 | 517 | 249 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 198 | 306 | 617 | 621 | 703 | 559 | 1056 | 1056 | 1190 | 974 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:50AM0.74m | 4:43PM0.77m | 5:35AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:10PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
556 | 157 | 249 | 227 | 33 | 149 | 147 | 198 | 306 | 617 | 621 | 703 | 503 | 1056 | 1056 | 1190 | 974 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
161 | 113 | 155 | 148 | 152 | 16 | 127 | 60 | 94 | 4 | 48 | 169 | 559 | 89 | 93 | 63 | 368 | 541 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | — | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
3 | 2 | — | 1 | 132 | 127 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 177 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 256 | 188 | 52 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — |
— | 517 | 64 | 56 | — | 7 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 118 | 213 | 165 | 70 | — | 41 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 41 | 105 | 54 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
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