
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
671 | 661 | 1630 | 1363 | 1569 | 1675 | 1756 | 1987 | 2059 | 2801 | 2667 | 2594 | 2350 | 2317 | 2317 | 2795 | 3386 | 3136 | 2721 | 2314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM0.68m | 6:22AM0.68m | 5:57PM0.65m | 7:09AM0.65m | 6:41PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.29m | 11:49PM0.14m | 12:12PM0.32m | 00:30AM0.18m | 12:59PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
671 | 661 | 1 | 276 | — | — | — | — | 2059 | 2801 | 2667 | 2594 | 2350 | 2317 | 2317 | 2795 | 3386 | 3136 | 2721 | 2314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 |
107 | 157 | 1630 | 1363 | 1569 | 1675 | 1756 | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 443 | 493 | 466 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 20 |
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