Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.9° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111117161616161515151214141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)365289215171119907447456791171166109106104117162191434414469469389
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.70
1:16PM
0.81
1:03AM
0.73
2:05PM
0.86
1:50AM
0.76
2:53PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.06
7:20PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.00
8:08PM
0.21
8:14AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:43-------5:42--
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109891213141514141415171716151413131420201815
Feels °C (?)976711111111101010121313111010991017161310
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