Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 722 | 1454 | 1700 | 3730 | 1517 | 5548 | 2844 | 5557 | 4737 | 4281 | 3716 | 3192 | 2843 | 2483 | 1979 | 1697 | 1748 | 1982 | 1822 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM0.73m | 6:20AM0.69m | 5:54PM0.69m | 7:04AM0.66m | 6:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.27m | 11:51PM0.11m | 12:05PM0.30m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:46PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 24 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 773 | 722 | 1454 | 528 | 1061 | 1517 | — | — | 22 | — | 4281 | 3716 | 3192 | 2843 | 2483 | 1979 | 1697 | 1748 | 1982 | 1822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 368 | 528 | 534 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | — | 96 | — | 214 | 154 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 202 | 166 | 10 | 1700 | 3730 | 645 | 5548 | 2844 | 5557 | 4737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 52 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 141 | 117 | 117 | 126 | 126 | 113 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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