
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 110 | 110 | 118 | 160 | 190 | 236 | 350 | 457 | 686 | 851 | 1062 | 689 | 574 | 514 | 1853 | 1487 | 1176 | 690 | 513 | 1077 | 346 | 355 | 746 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM0.85m | 2:01AM0.75m | 3:04PM0.85m | 3:00AM0.76m | 3:49PM0.85m | 3:57AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 9:11PM0.19m | 9:18AM0.03m | 10:02PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
142 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 94 | 86 | 129 | 350 | 457 | 686 | 851 | 1062 | 655 | 574 | 514 | 306 | 306 | 208 | 690 | 513 | 1077 | 251 | 213 | 746 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 5 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SE 5 |
24 | 22 | 53 | 118 | 160 | 68 | 236 | 79 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 167 | 207 | 477 | — | 206 | 239 | 370 | 346 | 14 | 346 | 355 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 190 | 37 | 67 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 160 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
22 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 91 | 70 | 76 | 120 | 150 | 102 | 143 | 87 | 689 | 111 | 184 | 1853 | 1487 | 1176 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 105 | 105 | 96 | 107 | 119 | 126 | 113 | 105 | 113 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
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