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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 (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
2536 | 2069 | 1597 | 1100 | 828 | 553 | 389 | 303 | 292 | 107 | 103 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 174 | 171 | 318 | 547 | 1261 | 4387 | 3867 | 2560 | 1707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:24PM0.61m | 12:47PM0.72m | 00:14AM0.62m | 1:30PM0.74m | 1:01AM0.63m | 2:10PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.14m | 6:48PM0.33m | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.11m | 8:14PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | 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 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 |
10 | 10 | 1597 | 1100 | 828 | 553 | 389 | 303 | 99 | 68 | 63 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 174 | 99 | 169 | 138 | 400 | — | — | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 94 | 54 | 103 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 45 | 171 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 107 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
2536 | 2069 | — | 8 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 143 | 292 | 261 | 218 | 115 | 95 | 119 | 63 | 79 | 111 | 318 | 547 | 1261 | 4387 | 3867 | 2560 | 1707 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 140 | 38 | 49 | 289 | 227 | 133 | 133 | 140 | 126 | 105 | 105 | 39 | 126 | 142 | 141 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 423 | 227 |
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