Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 719 | 729 | 620 | 581 | 649 | 704 | 974 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 682 | 635 | 680 | 572 | 494 | 486 | 980 | 1006 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.83m | 2:36PM0.76m | 3:30AM0.84m | 3:16PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.03m | 8:48AM0.20m | 8:57PM-0.00m | 9:29AM0.20m | 9:40PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 719 | 729 | 620 | 581 | 649 | 704 | 647 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 682 | 635 | 680 | 572 | 494 | 486 | 980 | 1006 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | WNW 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 31 | — | — | 211 | 258 | 255 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 974 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 62 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 114 | 117 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 71 | 364 | 71 |
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