Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 257 | 268 | 229 | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 381 | 258 | 198 | 538 | 390 | 294 | 289 | 525 | 740 | 584 | 528 | 1454 | 1657 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.77m | 4:11PM0.78m | 4:58AM0.75m | 4:46PM0.76m | 5:39AM0.72m | 5:20PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.19m | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:13PM0.08m | 11:28AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
246 | 257 | 268 | 229 | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 158 | 201 | 198 | 538 | 390 | 294 | 289 | 525 | 740 | 584 | 435 | 1454 | 534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | W 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 43 | 95 | 47 | 128 | 152 | 140 | 133 | 71 | 181 | 264 | 143 | 251 | 368 | 501 | 444 | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SW 19 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 98 | — | — | — | 128 | — | 74 | 528 | 203 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 |
2 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 86 | 381 | 258 | 187 | 5 | 61 | 92 | 139 | 182 | 192 | 202 | 161 | 448 | 1657 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 105 | 105 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 23 | 113 | 114 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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