
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1408 | 1193 | 870 | 525 | 482 | 1443 | 1091 | 2318 | 4717 | 989 | 1777 | 1839 | 4646 | 4620 | 4821 | 4729 | 4562 | 4258 | 3919 | 3650 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55PM0.69m | 10:42AM0.72m | 10:13PM0.68m | 11:47AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:34PM0.34m | 4:57AM0.08m | 5:47PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
1408 | 1193 | 870 | 525 | 444 | 1443 | 1091 | 2318 | 301 | 989 | 1777 | 1839 | — | 4620 | 4821 | 4729 | 4562 | 4258 | 3919 | 3650 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | ESE 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SE 11 | WSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 19 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 11 | 171 | 255 | 482 | 5 | 289 | 5 | 5 | 643 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
65 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 188 | 4717 | 672 | 602 | 866 | 4646 | — | — | — | 3738 | — | — | 3469 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 23 | 105 | 117 | 113 | 105 | 120 | 114 | 117 | 114 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 54 | 52 | 41 | 35 |
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