
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1060 | 1028 | 1001 | 974 | 1321 | 453 | 843 | 711 | 867 | 1050 | 844 | 2078 | 1425 | 2028 | 1780 | 1410 | 865 | 674 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.67m | 3:06PM0.77m | 3:24AM0.70m | 3:38PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.22m | 8:45AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.18m | 9:24AM0.17m | 9:57PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 21 |
1060 | 1028 | 1001 | 974 | 1321 | 453 | 843 | 711 | 568 | 538 | 680 | 1481 | 1425 | 718 | 1780 | 1410 | 865 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 |
5 | 163 | 75 | 21 | 211 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
— | 5 | 75 | — | 180 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
7 | 10 | 24 | 64 | 42 | 179 | 256 | 535 | 867 | 1050 | 844 | 2078 | 15 | 2028 | — | — | — | 674 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 105 | 117 | 114 | 142 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 5 | 141 | 117 | 66 | 81 | 5 |
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