Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1722 | 1617 | 1822 | 1822 | 1588 | 1126 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 700 | 552 | 543 | 594 | 585 | 604 | 669 | 669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31PM0.66m | 7:55AM0.63m | 7:14PM0.63m | 8:55AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.34m | 1:13AM0.16m | 1:34PM0.37m | 2:03AM0.19m | 2:35PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
1722 | 1617 | 1822 | 1822 | 1588 | 1126 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 700 | 552 | 543 | 594 | 585 | 604 | 669 | 669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 123 | 186 | 237 | 268 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | — | 62 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
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