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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 (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
640 | 713 | 932 | 1177 | 1505 | 1962 | 2490 | 2646 | 2536 | 2069 | 1597 | 1082 | 754 | 615 | 389 | 303 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 129 | 206 | 248 | 236 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 10:32PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.70m | 11:24PM0.61m | 12:47PM0.72m | 00:14AM0.62m | 1:30PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.15m | 5:59PM0.35m | 5:56AM0.14m | 6:48PM0.33m | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2069 | 1597 | 1082 | 754 | 615 | 389 | 303 | 99 | 88 | 58 | 129 | 206 | 248 | 236 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 57 | 103 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 77 | 107 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
640 | 713 | 932 | 1177 | 1505 | 1962 | 2490 | 2646 | 2536 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 138 | 195 | 222 | 175 | 117 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 141 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 140 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 140 | 126 | 133 | 49 | 119 | 119 | 107 | 49 |
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