Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 501 | 440 | 362 | 268 | 390 | 641 | 1255 | 2300 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 3377 | 4229 | 4004 | 1020 | 893 | 691 | 672 | 1314 | 644 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM0.73m | 6:49PM0.73m | 8:23AM0.72m | 7:46PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.71m | 8:55PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.31m | 1:35AM0.04m | 2:05PM0.34m | 2:38AM0.06m | 3:16PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 621 | 501 | 440 | 362 | 265 | 286 | 641 | 1255 | 2300 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 893 | 691 | 672 | 1314 | 644 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | E 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 121 | 202 | 200 | 268 | 390 | 557 | 379 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 2 | 65 | 440 | 68 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 130 | 255 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 52 | 44 | 3377 | 4229 | 4004 | 1020 | 581 | 405 | 286 | 26 | 44 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 26 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 44 | 39 | 105 | 113 | 284 | 284 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 119 | 142 |
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