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Cape Paterson Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
134 | 122 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 74 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 75 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 138 | 99 | 134 | 134 | 176 | 363 | 543 | 803 | 1248 | 1480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:46PM0.64m | 10:12AM0.65m | 9:38PM0.62m | 11:10AM0.67m | 10:32PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.18m | 4:02PM0.36m | 4:18AM0.17m | 5:04PM0.36m | 5:08AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 134 | 122 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 138 | 99 | 61 | 98 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 47 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | WSW 18 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 74 | 134 | 134 | 176 | 363 | 543 | 803 | 1248 | 1480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 114 | 114 | 52 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 117 |
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