Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
14.6° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
1.1
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121212121111677778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1344120310447806236695354664373733143092632241401351177997253361346303223
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.62
2:07AM
0.74
1:40PM
0.63
2:47AM
0.76
2:22PM
0.64
3:25AM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.33
7:20PM
0.13
8:11AM
0.31
8:02PM
0.11
8:52AM
0.29
8:42PM
0.10
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:16---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------14221-------
Temp. °C101212121212121212151817141414141415161514141515
Feels °C (?)6765677910141514111111121313121088910
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