Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 501 | 451 | 444 | 389 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 304 | 247 | 336 | 330 | 299 | 318 | 529 | 401 | 526 | 342 | 535 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53PM0.57m | 10:11AM0.62m | 10:16PM0.59m | 11:07AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.26m | 4:22PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.26m | 5:22PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 599 | 501 | 451 | 444 | 389 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 304 | 247 | 336 | 330 | 299 | 318 | 529 | 401 | 526 | 342 | 299 | 872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 3 | SW 16 | — | W 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 116 | 212 | 309 | 535 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | SW 24 | E 9 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 22 | 2 | 52 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 95 | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 590 | 81 | 227 |
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