Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 | 1142 | 934 | 834 | 1028 | 814 | 659 | 734 | 722 | 630 | 601 | 436 | 421 | 359 | 280 | 171 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.60m | 10:03AM0.62m | 9:17PM0.58m | 11:07AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.21m | 3:50PM0.40m | 4:07AM0.22m | 5:06PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 |
669 | 734 | 679 | 1322 | 1142 | 934 | 834 | 1028 | 814 | 659 | 734 | 722 | 630 | 601 | 436 | 421 | 359 | 280 | 111 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 |
186 | 237 | 268 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 54 | 118 | 116 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 15 | WSW 22 | SSW 4 | WSW 21 | SW 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 171 | 190 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 69 | 82 | 64 | 53 | 65 | 62 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 129 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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