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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
309 | 424 | 372 | 323 | 627 | 648 | 251 | 696 | 725 | 725 | 580 | 490 | 450 | 355 | 1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 | 435 | 336 | 405 | 479 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.75m | 2:34PM0.88m | 2:16AM0.77m | 3:22PM0.87m | 3:10AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.24m | 7:51AM-0.05m | 8:35PM0.22m | 8:43AM-0.05m | 9:25PM0.20m | 9:33AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
3 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 150 | 148 | 151 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 580 | 490 | 450 | 347 | 1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 | 435 | 336 | 405 | 479 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 17 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 179 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 355 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
309 | 424 | 372 | 323 | 627 | 648 | 251 | 696 | 725 | 725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 54 | 54 | 126 | 81 | 346 | 81 | 45 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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