
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1743 | 1655 | 1571 | 1396 | 1279 | 1142 | 1126 | 1042 | 1102 | 1344 | 1190 | 1072 | 1175 | 1604 | 908 | 1664 | 1814 | 607 | 2008 | 530 | 607 | 1648 | 1752 | 1697 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:05AM0.62m | 10:53PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.63m | 00:02AM0.67m | 11:57AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.29m | 4:31PM0.27m | 4:58AM0.30m | 5:29PM0.21m | 6:07AM0.30m | 6:22PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
1743 | 1655 | 1571 | 1396 | 1279 | 1142 | 1126 | 1042 | 1102 | 1344 | 1190 | 1072 | 1175 | 1017 | 908 | 7 | 693 | 607 | 9 | 514 | 607 | 458 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SW 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 111 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 113 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 6 | — | 49 | — | 55 | 1604 | 123 | 1664 | 1814 | 230 | 2008 | 530 | 352 | 1648 | 1752 | 1697 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 41 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 126 | 117 | 114 | 117 | 126 | 346 | 114 | 113 | 105 |
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