Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1664 | 1491 | 1304 | 1024 | 906 | 814 | 687 | 643 | 458 | 450 | 441 | 400 | 375 | 389 | 396 | 411 | 530 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM0.66m | 8:44AM0.64m | 7:56PM0.63m | 9:44AM0.63m | 8:50PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.16m | 2:21PM0.38m | 2:48AM0.17m | 3:23PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 461 | 363 | 320 | 245 | 224 | 814 | 687 | 622 | 458 | 450 | 441 | 400 | 375 | 389 | 396 | 411 | 530 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 172 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 21 | — | 140 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1664 | 1491 | 1304 | 1024 | 906 | — | 100 | 643 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 52 | 114 | 114 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 126 |
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