Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131315141414131312121212121213131414141514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)734711142310728627006065961233123610471586231533855019578164167101691261904889470130512178
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NW
5
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.82
4:52PM
0.79
5:57AM
0.78
5:38PM
0.75
6:49AM
0.73
6:28PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.22
11:23PM
0.00
11:48AM
0.25
12:12AM
0.05
12:39PM
0.29
1:06AM
0.11
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------15--11111111-----
Temp. °C16182121212115131212141412111110101011121212119
Feels °C (?)78101212131495677431001245665
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Cape Paterson (fresh winds from the N at Pound Creek 19 km from Cape Paterson). A 1.2m groundswell from the WSW

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19 km away, 45 min ago

35 km/h
N
0.0
13.1
Air / Water (°C)
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