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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
458 | 466 | 466 | 458 | 458 | 397 | 458 | 397 | 403 | 410 | 493 | 479 | 569 | 738 | 808 | 835 | 790 | 781 | 974 | 1450 | 1335 | 1255 | 1317 | 1300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:59AM0.66m | 7:40PM0.69m | 8:10AM0.63m | 8:36PM0.66m | 9:26AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.24m | 1:14PM0.20m | 2:00AM0.24m | 2:18PM0.26m | 3:04AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
458 | 466 | 466 | 458 | 458 | 397 | 458 | 397 | 403 | 410 | 493 | 479 | 494 | 486 | 546 | 529 | 403 | 397 | 974 | 1450 | 1335 | 1255 | 1317 | 1300 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 26 | WSW 3 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 88 | 138 | 372 | 463 | 569 | 738 | 808 | 835 | 790 | 781 | 294 | 205 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | SW 26 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | 1 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 26 |
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