Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 479 | 394 | 383 | 320 | 314 | 309 | 275 | 351 | 357 | 864 | 1275 | 1394 | 1776 | 2111 | 2296 | 2058 | 1721 | 1799 | 1255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:32PM0.63m | 7:28AM0.67m | 7:19PM0.60m | 8:15AM0.65m | 8:19PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.19m | 1:34PM0.31m | 1:38AM0.23m | 2:27PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 486 | 479 | 394 | 383 | 320 | 314 | 309 | 275 | 351 | 357 | 864 | 1275 | 1394 | 1776 | 2111 | 2296 | 2058 | 1721 | 1799 | 1255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | W 24 | NW 3 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | E 8 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 72 | 45 | 63 | 134 | 133 | 377 | 5 | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | 500 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | NNW 3 | WSW 21 | W 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 26 |
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