Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 1242 | 2300 | 2520 | 1974 | 2523 | 3683 | 3868 | 1141 | 2944 | 893 | 691 | 1538 | 1193 | 883 | 525 | 1179 | 1302 | 897 | 3944 | 5570 | 989 | 6059 | 5406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23AM0.72m | 7:46PM0.71m | 9:32AM0.71m | 8:55PM0.69m | 10:42AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.04m | 2:05PM0.34m | 2:38AM0.06m | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 589 | 1242 | 2300 | 2520 | 1974 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1141 | 1079 | 893 | 691 | 1538 | 1193 | 883 | 525 | 1179 | 1302 | 358 | 1005 | 853 | 989 | 1561 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | WSW 21 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SE 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 557 | 418 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 31 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 631 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 171 | 255 | 41 | 602 | 897 | 5 | 301 | 643 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | N 7 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 3 | — | WNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 3 | — | 8 | 2523 | 3683 | 3868 | 397 | 2944 | 356 | 298 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 85 | 124 | 148 | 152 | 3944 | 5570 | 824 | 6059 | 5406 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 45 | 5 | 105 | 52 | 81 | 126 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 119 | 113 | 227 | 105 | 105 | 227 | 117 | 54 | 114 | 117 |
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