Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1094 | 987 | 1167 | 1185 | 1261 | 1299 | 1251 | 1459 | 1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1196 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1060 | 952 | 816 | 623 | 412 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38AM0.69m | 1:58PM0.74m | 2:23AM0.73m | 2:32PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.22m | 7:45AM0.18m | 8:13PM0.16m | 8:27AM0.18m | 8:49PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
1094 | 987 | 1167 | 1185 | 1261 | 1299 | 1251 | 1459 | 1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1196 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1060 | 952 | 816 | 623 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — |
134 | 98 | 39 | — | 31 | 19 | 116 | 18 | 384 | 450 | 621 | 614 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
97 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
— | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 42 | 87 | 83 | 99 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 126 | 117 | 113 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 421 | 457 | 142 | 421 | 141 |
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