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Cape Paterson Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | |
620 | 573 | 554 | 480 | 436 | 378 | 371 | 280 | 223 | 536 | 295 | 351 | 403 | 295 | 637 | 500 | 569 | 569 | 625 | 554 | 500 | 416 | 416 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.73m | 1:44PM0.86m | 1:22AM0.75m | 2:34PM0.88m | 2:16AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.27m | 6:57AM-0.03m | 7:45PM0.24m | 7:51AM-0.05m | 8:35PM0.22m | 8:43AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 620 | 573 | 554 | 480 | 436 | 378 | 371 | 280 | 223 | 52 | 81 | 112 | 112 | 141 | 150 | 148 | 179 | 214 | 208 | 554 | 500 | 416 | 416 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 154 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 206 | 302 | 299 | 236 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 84 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 536 | 295 | 351 | 403 | 295 | 637 | 500 | 569 | 569 | 625 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 126 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 54 | 35 | 126 | 346 | 346 | 114 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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