Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 1322 | 1031 | 934 | 834 | 1028 | 971 | 745 | 734 | 722 | 630 | 601 | 436 | 365 | 330 | 184 | 171 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.60m | 10:03AM0.62m | 9:17PM0.58m | 11:07AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.21m | 3:50PM0.40m | 4:07AM0.22m | 5:06PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 679 | 1322 | 1031 | 934 | 834 | 1028 | 971 | 745 | 734 | 722 | 630 | 601 | 436 | 365 | 330 | 121 | 111 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 268 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 54 | 184 | 116 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 15 | SSW 4 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 118 | 171 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 26 | 72 | 92 | 60 | 62 | 52 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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