
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
451 | 444 | 389 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 251 | 247 | 255 | 281 | 299 | 318 | 407 | 401 | 424 | 342 | 545 | 785 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53PM0.57m | 10:11AM0.62m | 10:16PM0.59m | 11:07AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.26m | 4:22PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.26m | 5:22PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
451 | 444 | 389 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 251 | 247 | 255 | 281 | 299 | 318 | 407 | 401 | 424 | 342 | 545 | 785 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 3 | SW 16 | — | W 25 | SW 24 | SW 4 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | 22 | 7 | 52 | 77 | 119 | 116 | 212 | 309 | 535 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 154 | 11 | 8 | 245 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | 53 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 572 | 81 | 39 |
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