Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1822 | 1822 | 1394 | 1203 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 700 | 501 | 543 | 594 | 585 | 604 | 680 | 669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:31PM0.66m | 7:55AM0.63m | 7:14PM0.63m | 8:55AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.16m | 1:34PM0.37m | 2:03AM0.19m | 2:35PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1822 | 1822 | 1394 | 1203 | 1002 | 822 | 721 | 700 | 501 | 543 | 594 | 585 | 604 | 680 | 669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 123 | 186 | 237 | 268 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 113 |
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