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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
824 | 668 | 517 | 436 | 365 | 256 | 251 | 149 | 183 | 362 | 414 | 497 | 752 | 820 | 820 | 833 | 745 | 722 | 591 | 573 | 458 | 466 | 466 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.77m | 5:12PM0.82m | 5:03AM0.74m | 5:59PM0.78m | 5:58AM0.70m | 6:48PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.20m | 10:38AM0.00m | 11:13PM0.21m | 11:27AM0.06m | 00:04AM0.23m | 12:18PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
824 | 668 | 517 | 436 | 365 | 256 | 251 | 149 | 183 | 362 | 414 | 497 | 752 | 820 | 820 | 833 | 745 | 722 | 591 | 573 | 458 | 466 | 466 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 8 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | SW 3 |
18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 114 | 58 | 94 | 7 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | — |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 5 |
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