Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 383 | 331 | 320 | 283 | 250 | 255 | 292 | 985 | 1465 | 1605 | 1754 | 1915 | 1847 | 1561 | 1384 | 1255 | 1224 | 1178 | 1028 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.62m | 2:00PM0.73m | 1:53AM0.64m | 2:34PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.31m | 7:21AM0.16m | 8:11PM0.27m | 8:04AM0.16m | 8:48PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 448 | 383 | 331 | 320 | 283 | 250 | 255 | 292 | 985 | 1465 | 1605 | 1754 | 1915 | 1847 | 1561 | 1384 | 1255 | 1224 | 1178 | 1028 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 62 | 134 | 134 | 96 | 157 | 252 | 249 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 131 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SW 20 | S 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 99 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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