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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 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 379 | 411 | 552 | 879 | 1300 | 1251 | 1140 | 1031 | 915 | 731 | 607 | 509 | 501 | 376 | 347 | 255 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.87m | 3:10AM0.77m | 4:09PM0.85m | 4:04AM0.76m | 4:54PM0.82m | 4:59AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.20m | 9:33AM-0.01m | 10:14PM0.19m | 10:23AM0.04m | 11:04PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | |
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 379 | 411 | 552 | 879 | 1300 | 1251 | 1140 | 1031 | 915 | 731 | 607 | 509 | 501 | 376 | 347 | 255 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | SE 13 | S 13 |
12 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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