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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
933 | 784 | 647 | 638 | 494 | 342 | 331 | 434 | 522 | 516 | 762 | 1517 | 1663 | 1447 | 1175 | 969 | 928 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 734 | 630 | 601 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:32PM0.66m | 10:53AM0.73m | 10:31PM0.67m | 11:55AM0.79m | 11:30PM0.70m | 12:52PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.12m | 4:53PM0.31m | 5:06AM0.06m | 5:56PM0.29m | 6:02AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
933 | 784 | 647 | 638 | 494 | 342 | 331 | 434 | 522 | 390 | 762 | 1517 | 1663 | 1447 | 1175 | 969 | 928 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 734 | 630 | 601 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 516 | 421 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | WSW 19 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 71 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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