Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
16.9° 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: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)77766777779131313131312121212121589
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405269254181170170286324387329388961114411441053946736646570514349244611781093
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:50-------5:49--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-------11-----------1-
Temp. °C151515151616161616151415151514141515151721181515
Feels °C (?)91091111111111111210121112121313111010151288
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