Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1147 | 1034 | 1003 | 987 | 1167 | 1185 | 1261 | 1299 | 1358 | 1459 | 1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1196 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1060 | 952 | 816 | 623 | 482 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.71m | 1:38AM0.69m | 1:58PM0.74m | 2:23AM0.73m | 2:32PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.19m | 7:36PM0.22m | 7:45AM0.18m | 8:13PM0.16m | 8:27AM0.18m | 8:49PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
1147 | 1034 | 1003 | 987 | 1167 | 1185 | 1261 | 1299 | 1358 | 1459 | 1289 | 1307 | 1163 | 1196 | 2091 | 1552 | 1284 | 1060 | 952 | 816 | 623 | 482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — |
69 | 99 | 134 | 98 | 39 | — | 31 | 19 | 116 | 18 | 384 | 450 | 621 | 614 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | 816 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 40 | 71 | 84 | 124 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 41 | 52 | 126 | 52 | 113 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 421 | 467 | 142 | 421 | 39 |
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