
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1581 | 961 | 1004 | 924 | 924 | 1288 | 1184 | 1019 | 2018 | 1685 | 1651 | 1576 | 1667 | 1906 | 1968 | 2049 | 1944 | 1850 | 1520 | 1177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:26AM0.77m | 4:12PM0.73m | 5:03AM0.74m | 4:45PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.06m | 10:22AM0.23m | 10:35PM0.08m | 10:57AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1581 | 961 | 1004 | 924 | 924 | 1288 | 1184 | 1019 | 2018 | 1685 | 1651 | 1576 | 1667 | 1906 | 1968 | 2049 | 1944 | — | 1520 | 1177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 9 | — | 186 | 287 | 516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | — | — |
62 | 67 | 83 | 120 | 124 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 79 | 129 | 100 | 80 | 34 | 22 | 1850 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 126 | 126 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 52 | 141 | 421 | 421 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 45 | 5 | 5 |
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