Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
5371 | 4955 | 4066 | 3566 | 3192 | 2843 | 2323 | 1979 | 1722 | 1617 | 1822 | 1822 | 1531 | 1244 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 671 | 552 | 613 | |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:54PM0.69m | 7:04AM0.66m | 6:31PM0.66m | 7:55AM0.63m | 7:14PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.30m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:46PM0.34m | 1:13AM0.16m | 1:34PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
22 | — | 4066 | 3566 | 3192 | 2843 | 2323 | 1979 | 1722 | 1617 | 1822 | 1822 | 1531 | 1244 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 671 | 552 | 613 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
— | — | 45 | 45 | — | 96 | — | 214 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
5371 | 4955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 113 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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