Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1109 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1149 | 1060 | 816 | 623 | 536 | 418 | 655 | 1822 | 2023 | 2649 | 2069 | 2037 | 2140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.73m | 2:32PM0.76m | 3:06AM0.76m | 3:06PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.16m | 8:27AM0.18m | 8:49PM0.10m | 9:07AM0.18m | 9:26PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1109 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1149 | 1060 | 816 | 623 | 536 | 418 | 536 | 1822 | 2023 | 2359 | 2069 | 2037 | 2140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 6 | — | WSW 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
384 | 450 | 621 | 614 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | 10 | — | 81 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 60 | 48 | 112 | 163 | 655 | 383 | 145 | 2649 | — | — | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 421 | 142 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 52 | 54 | 23 | 41 | 35 |
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