
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1685 | 2899 | 1775 | 2692 | 4498 | 2771 | 1878 | 1818 | 2125 | 1850 | 1349 | 824 | 1333 | 517 | 412 | 341 | 285 | 222 | 257 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:57PM0.77m | 6:05AM0.77m | 5:41PM0.75m | 6:58AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.24m | 11:30PM0.02m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:19AM0.04m | 12:45PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1685 | 1120 | 675 | 352 | — | — | 42 | 1818 | 2125 | 1850 | 1349 | 824 | 25 | 517 | 412 | 341 | 285 | 222 | 257 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | 141 | 64 | — | — | 50 | — | 43 | 85 | 45 | 71 | 109 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | WSW 21 | E 7 | SW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 44 | 1 | 208 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
145 | 2899 | 1775 | 2692 | 4498 | 2771 | 1878 | 1384 | — | — | — | 119 | 1333 | 135 | 107 | 132 | 135 | 177 | 216 | 199 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 429 | 141 | 244 | 244 | 126 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 5 | 81 | 54 | 113 | 113 | 105 | 114 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 45 |
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