Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1060 | 816 | 623 | 614 | 418 | 536 | 1900 | 2479 | 2550 | 2271 | 2198 | 2349 | 2412 | 2553 | 3083 | 4690 | 5664 | 5211 | 5046 | 5338 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.76m | 3:06PM0.77m | 3:49AM0.79m | 3:41PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.10m | 9:07AM0.18m | 9:26PM0.06m | 9:47AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
1060 | 816 | 623 | 614 | 418 | 536 | 472 | 1115 | 2550 | 2271 | 2198 | 2349 | 2412 | 2553 | 3083 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 38 | — | — | 84 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
54 | 60 | 49 | 43 | 348 | 516 | 1900 | 2479 | 2102 | — | — | — | 40 | 86 | 114 | 4690 | 5664 | 5211 | 5046 | 5338 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 142 | 142 | 117 | 114 | 105 | 114 | 54 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 141 | 141 | 429 | 443 | 117 |
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