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Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 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
16.7° 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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515151214141313131313121716161615141414141816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166109106104117162236427484504504389320434430362565493367325325261327993
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.86
1:50AM
0.76
2:53PM
0.88
2:37AM
0.78
3:39PM
0.88
3:24AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.21
8:14AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.20
9:02AM
-0.05
9:40PM
0.20
9:50AM
-0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-5:43-------5:42-------5:40------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151413121420201815141415172123222120171717
Feels °C (?)13121311101081017161310101011141921191817151414
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