Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
17.3° 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 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313121291111111111111112121212121314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3803943884236771226129621232469257830873373308528672797333144697276719471406771605459565962
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.75
4:30AM
0.68
5:25PM
0.72
5:04AM
0.66
6:04PM
0.70
5:42AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.10
10:47PM
0.27
10:52AM
0.12
11:23PM
0.29
11:28AM
0.15
12:02AM
0.31
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset-5:59-------5:58-------5:55------
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1119212--112311-12122111
Temp. °C232319191815131415141411121111121213131313131313
Feels °C (?)171916141210655541221111232344
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