Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 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
16.8° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121716161615141414141413161413131312121212111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325434430362565493367362264261239198620763902875812647517436359302251203
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
0
NW
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.78
3:39PM
0.88
3:24AM
0.79
4:25PM
0.85
4:13AM
0.77
5:12PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
-0.05
9:40PM
0.20
9:50AM
-0.04
10:26PM
0.20
10:38AM
0.00
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:38-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515172122212020181818202121212120202022242422
Feels °C (?)91111141921171817161616181918181817161618202118
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