
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
621 | 501 | 440 | 362 | 268 | 390 | 641 | 1255 | 2300 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 3377 | 4229 | 4004 | 1020 | 893 | 691 | 672 | 1314 | 644 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM0.73m | 6:49PM0.73m | 8:23AM0.72m | 7:46PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.71m | 8:55PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.31m | 1:35AM0.04m | 2:05PM0.34m | 2:38AM0.06m | 3:16PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
621 | 501 | 440 | 362 | 265 | 286 | 641 | 1255 | 2300 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 893 | 691 | 672 | 1314 | 644 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | E 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
83 | 121 | 202 | 200 | 268 | 390 | 557 | 379 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 2 | 65 | 440 | 68 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 |
— | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 130 | 255 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 52 | 44 | 3377 | 4229 | 4004 | 1020 | 581 | 405 | 286 | 26 | 44 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 26 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 44 | 39 | 105 | 113 | 284 | 284 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 119 | 142 |
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