
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
650 | 442 | 427 | 226 | 183 | 175 | 556 | 590 | 249 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 198 | 245 | 617 | 621 | 695 | 559 | 1118 | 1056 | 1206 | 1087 | 763 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.72m | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:50AM0.74m | 4:43PM0.77m | 5:35AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.19m | 10:32PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:10PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
111 | 135 | 130 | 186 | 167 | 121 | 556 | 157 | 249 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 198 | 245 | 617 | 621 | 695 | 503 | 1118 | 1056 | 1206 | 1087 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
69 | 148 | 192 | 48 | 75 | 167 | 161 | 142 | 155 | 148 | 20 | 13 | 127 | 68 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 169 | 559 | 56 | 47 | 63 | 368 | 534 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 13 | SW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SE 10 | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 7 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | 151 | 183 | 175 | 3 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 127 | 38 | 38 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 33 | 49 | 35 | 188 | 35 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
650 | 442 | 427 | 226 | — | — | — | 590 | 58 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 91 | 241 | 203 | 102 | 66 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 126 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 140 | 113 | 114 | 105 | 105 | 54 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
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