Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
974
1450
1335
1350
1317
1431
1376
1308
1094
1079
1163
1079
877
754
671
671
626
564
581
597
606
606
597
521
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
20
SE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:36PM0.66m
9:26AM0.63m
9:34PM0.64m
10:39AM0.64m
10:31PM0.63m
11:41AM0.68m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.24m
3:28PM0.30m
4:06AM0.22m
4:39PM0.32m
5:02AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
17
17
19
20
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
25
25
15
15
13
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
17
17
19
21
20
19
17
18
16
17
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
974
1450
1335
1350
1317
1431
1376
1308
1094
1079
1163
1079
877
754
671
671
626
564
581
597
606
606
597
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
294
205
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
9
6
8
6
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
45
45
45
5
5
5
44
45
20
20
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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