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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | |
389 | 303 | 292 | 107 | 103 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 212 | 171 | 299 | 318 | 474 | 3671 | 3865 | 3147 | 3169 | 2766 | 2105 | 1101 | 989 | 1119 | 1011 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:14AM0.62m | 1:30PM0.74m | 1:01AM0.63m | 2:10PM0.75m | 1:45AM0.64m | 2:49PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.33m | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.11m | 8:14PM0.30m | 8:06AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 9 | W 8 |
389 | 303 | 99 | 68 | 85 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 90 | 171 | 169 | 211 | 178 | 489 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 170 | 31 | 1119 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | W 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
14 | 34 | 94 | 54 | 103 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 212 | 36 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 33 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 77 | 107 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 32 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 |
69 | 154 | 292 | 275 | 162 | 134 | 129 | 120 | 35 | 40 | 115 | 299 | 318 | 474 | 3671 | 3865 | 3147 | 3169 | 2766 | 2105 | 1101 | 989 | — | 1011 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 233 | 140 | 49 | 140 | 126 | 113 | 5 | 105 | 255 | 142 | 255 | 364 | 264 | 423 | 244 | 141 | 141 | 244 | 141 | 114 |
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