
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1302 | 1328 | 999 | 836 | 692 | 575 | 388 | 459 | 206 | 175 | 777 | 309 | 249 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 127 | 198 | 245 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.72m | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:50AM0.74m | 4:43PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.13m | 10:03AM0.19m | 10:32PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 |
884 | — | 799 | 72 | 111 | 148 | 130 | 186 | 85 | 167 | 161 | 309 | 249 | 227 | 152 | 149 | 118 | 198 | 245 | 617 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 69 | 165 | 192 | 48 | 183 | 175 | 3 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 27 | 18 | 127 | 68 | 94 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 10 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 | WSW 20 | SE 10 | SW 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 43 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 127 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 177 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
1302 | 1328 | 999 | 836 | 692 | 575 | 388 | 459 | 206 | 167 | 777 | 75 | 61 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 109 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 126 | 81 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 113 | 5 | 81 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 113 | 23 | 105 | 54 |
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