Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
691 | 589 | 508 | 328 | 229 | 332 | 246 | 257 | 268 | 229 | 229 | 188 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 335 | 223 | 198 | 246 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.77m | 4:11PM0.78m | 4:58AM0.75m | 4:46PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.06m | 10:12AM0.19m | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:50AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
691 | 589 | 508 | 328 | 229 | 332 | 246 | 257 | 268 | 229 | 229 | 188 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 158 | 201 | 157 | 246 | 599 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | W 9 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
7 | — | — | 70 | 127 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 95 | 59 | 128 | 152 | 198 | 135 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 17 | E 8 | — |
49 | — | — | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 6 | 140 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | — |
— | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 49 | 39 | 50 | 335 | 223 | 7 | 129 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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