Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 158 | 208 | 198 | 249 | 599 | 294 | 289 | 441 | 740 | 584 | 528 | 1318 | 1700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58AM0.75m | 4:46PM0.76m | 5:39AM0.72m | 5:20PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.06m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:13PM0.08m | 11:28AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 229 | 217 | 268 | 236 | 163 | 118 | 201 | 198 | 249 | 599 | 294 | 289 | 441 | 740 | 584 | 501 | 1318 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 43 | 95 | 67 | 158 | 152 | 140 | 133 | 71 | 181 | 264 | 145 | 251 | 368 | 528 | 534 | 319 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 128 | 5 | 4 | 98 | — | — | — | 98 | — | 72 | 38 | 260 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | NW 4 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 208 | 110 | 83 | 9 | 87 | 90 | 134 | 229 | 200 | 414 | 14 | 1700 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 49 | 105 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 35 | 52 | 52 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 5 | 39 | 52 |
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