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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 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s 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) | - | - |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
331 | 434 | 522 | 516 | 952 | 1671 | 1588 | 1447 | 1175 | 969 | 826 | 768 | 690 | 768 | 649 | 630 | 620 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 378 | 378 | 285 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:31PM0.67m | 11:55AM0.79m | 11:30PM0.70m | 12:52PM0.83m | 00:27AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.31m | 5:06AM0.06m | 5:56PM0.29m | 6:02AM0.01m | 6:53PM0.27m | 6:57AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
331 | 434 | 522 | 390 | 952 | 1671 | 1588 | 1447 | 1175 | 969 | 826 | 768 | 690 | 768 | 649 | 630 | 620 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 378 | 378 | 285 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
8 | 5 | 15 | 516 | 302 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | WSW 19 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | 3 | 71 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
2 | — | 5 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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