Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)88881313141615141413131213131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106710991082104325612522292336413051278214111216152184977865853154233628521517111990
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.65
11:20AM
0.69
11:23PM
0.67
12:22PM
0.75
12:14AM
0.70
1:16PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.21
5:28PM
0.27
5:46AM
0.13
6:27PM
0.25
6:37AM
0.06
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:47---
Sunset-------5:47-------5:45-------5:45
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1-11------------------
Temp. °C1615151414131414141414131313131312111099101314
Feels °C (?)109877676778789910101087791212
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