Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
272 | 229 | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 210 | 328 | 217 | 198 | 683 | 390 | 294 | 268 | 441 | 740 | 674 | 1548 | 1680 | 1700 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58AM0.75m | 4:46PM0.76m | 5:39AM0.72m | 5:20PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:13PM0.08m | 11:28AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
272 | 229 | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 210 | 158 | 201 | 198 | 133 | 390 | 294 | 235 | 441 | 740 | 674 | 1548 | 399 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 43 | 95 | 92 | 128 | 152 | 140 | 98 | 71 | 181 | 268 | 143 | 253 | 368 | 439 | 203 | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SW 19 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 129 | — | — | 151 | 42 | 10 | 39 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 56 | 328 | 217 | 167 | 683 | 82 | 92 | 113 | 170 | 254 | 315 | 208 | 1680 | 1700 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 5 | 38 | 49 | 105 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 41 | 49 | 23 | 52 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 35 | 5 | 53 | 35 |
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