Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 203 | 161 | 193 | 264 | 627 | 620 | 293 | 217 | 268 | 268 | 403 | 857 | 955 | 850 | 824 | 812 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48AM0.75m | 4:06PM0.82m | 4:39AM0.74m | 4:44PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.11m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:28PM0.09m | 10:36AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 226 | 203 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 627 | 620 | 293 | 123 | 268 | 268 | 403 | 857 | 955 | 850 | 824 | 812 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 155 | 154 | 193 | 264 | 10 | 9 | 229 | 217 | 73 | 75 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 18 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 105 |
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