Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (24 Feb)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151515141414141414131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2562252925902204201017141533128511381034101910059619468417841127891689679594479623642
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.80
5:07AM
0.80
5:58PM
0.80
5:45AM
0.79
6:45PM
0.79
6:26AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
0.18
11:31AM
0.01
11:52PM
0.21
12:14PM
0.00
12:35AM
0.24
1:00PM
0.01
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset8:07-------8:06-------8:04-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------21---------------
Temp. °C161514151518191717171616161615151516161716171919
Feels °C (?)111111141517171616151213131211121313121210101312
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