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Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
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Cape Paterson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
174 | 184 | 169 | 130 | 159 | 181 | 174 | 251 | 350 | 288 | 268 | 275 | 452 | 469 | 492 | 393 | 285 | 208 | 205 | 196 | 162 | 124 | 120 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:57AM0.69m | 6:24PM0.75m | 6:58AM0.66m | 7:09PM0.71m | 8:03AM0.64m | 7:56PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.18m | 00:48AM0.18m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:41AM0.18m | 1:53PM0.30m | 2:34AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
174 | 184 | 169 | 130 | 111 | 111 | 174 | 251 | 350 | 288 | 268 | 264 | 218 | 215 | 218 | 393 | 285 | 193 | 120 | 78 | 35 | 124 | 120 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
37 | 37 | 45 | 95 | 159 | 181 | 109 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 196 | 162 | 24 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | W 21 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
15 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 9 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 115 | 171 | 203 | 275 | 452 | 469 | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 71 | 227 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 233 | 255 | 233 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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