Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am 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 (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 485 | 421 | 444 | 708 | 737 | 719 | 729 | 711 | 581 | 566 | 730 | 773 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 752 | 635 | 669 | 520 | 251 | 479 | 1164 | 1219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM0.79m | 1:57PM0.74m | 2:47AM0.83m | 2:36PM0.76m | 3:30AM0.84m | 3:16PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.20m | 8:16PM0.03m | 8:48AM0.20m | 8:57PM-0.00m | 9:29AM0.20m | 9:40PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 492 | 485 | 421 | 444 | 708 | 737 | 719 | 729 | 711 | 581 | 566 | 730 | 773 | 701 | 691 | 691 | 752 | 635 | 669 | 520 | 222 | 479 | 1164 | 1219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 5 | E 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 157 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 184 | 31 | 31 | — | — | 211 | 251 | 216 | 27 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | WNW 5 | — | — | E 8 | W 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 114 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 181 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 25 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 426 | 120 | 78 | 71 |
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