Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101010111112121111121211111113131313141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9077148234334438633591494454385366275673130613061408159116391504136712471069757
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.66
12:59PM
0.67
1:11AM
0.67
1:55PM
0.71
1:56AM
0.68
2:42PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.25
6:39AM
0.23
7:07PM
0.25
7:30AM
0.18
8:01PM
0.25
8:14AM
0.14
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:07-------7:07
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C161616151516171716171615141414141414141312131517
Feels °C (?)14161615151616151315141199991010998101111
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