
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1350 | 1115 | 1018 | 871 | 640 | 623 | 623 | 600 | 1172 | 1239 | 1208 | 1069 | 1056 | 967 | 874 | 829 | 711 | 656 | 576 | 515 | 508 | 352 | 368 | 823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53AM0.69m | 5:47PM0.74m | 6:46AM0.71m | 6:27PM0.73m | 7:45AM0.72m | 7:15PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.13m | 11:44AM0.24m | 00:19AM0.10m | 12:34PM0.28m | 1:06AM0.07m | 1:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | SW 13 |
1350 | 1115 | 1018 | 871 | 640 | 623 | 623 | 395 | 1172 | 1239 | 1208 | 1069 | 1056 | 967 | 874 | 829 | 711 | 656 | 576 | 515 | 508 | 352 | 1 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | SE 12 | — |
29 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 97 | 293 | 600 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 56 | 83 | 119 | 368 | 823 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 227 | 233 | 233 | 227 |
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