Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414131313131369910101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1162991867804849648648514471444380394388423283101513151642221029743136325233553030
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
35
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.77
3:57AM
0.70
4:48PM
0.75
4:30AM
0.68
5:25PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.08
10:13PM
0.25
10:17AM
0.10
10:47PM
0.27
10:52AM
0.12
11:23PM
0.29
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:00-------5:59-------5:58----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------1-178-21111222
Temp. °C131415151314131415192323202019171314141313111111
Feels °C (?)1012131391091011131620141513975424212
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