Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 844 | 3212 | 3607 | 4812 | 5239 | 5668 | 5514 | 5428 | 5679 | 6676 | 7797 | 8226 | 8461 | 9836 | 10649 | 8772 | 7362 | 6834 | 6228 | 5417 | 4861 | 4551 | 3835 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49AM0.73m | 8:11PM0.71m | 9:57AM0.74m | 9:15PM0.70m | 11:05AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.05m | 2:33PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.04m | 3:43PM0.35m | 4:06AM0.03m | 4:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 277 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5601 | — | — | 7023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 307 | 844 | 3212 | 3607 | 4812 | 5239 | 5668 | 5514 | 5428 | 5679 | 6676 | 7797 | 8226 | 8461 | 9836 | 10649 | 8772 | 7362 | 6834 | 6228 | 5417 | 4861 | 4551 | 3835 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 227 | 429 | 429 | 514 | 647 | 121 | 227 | 141 | 141 | 227 | 227 | 922 | 496 | 227 | 117 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 105 |
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