
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
905 | 796 | 785 | 691 | 621 | 501 | 373 | 368 | 268 | 390 | 589 | 1100 | 1961 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 3377 | 3929 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM0.75m | 7:21AM0.73m | 6:49PM0.73m | 8:23AM0.72m | 7:46PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.04m | 1:04PM0.31m | 1:35AM0.04m | 2:05PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
905 | 796 | 785 | 691 | 621 | 501 | 373 | 368 | 265 | 286 | 589 | 1100 | 1961 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 9 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
— | — | 10 | 3 | 83 | 121 | 202 | 202 | 268 | 390 | 557 | 318 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 14 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | E 8 | NNW 4 | SE 4 | NW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 35 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 39 | 3377 | 3929 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 114 | 227 | 117 |
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