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Cape Paterson Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 31 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | |
847 | 1202 | 1501 | 1886 | 2353 | 2691 | 2386 | 1999 | 1485 | 1100 | 754 | 553 | 389 | 303 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 217 | 427 | 895 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:01PM0.70m | 11:24PM0.61m | 12:47PM0.72m | 00:14AM0.62m | 1:30PM0.74m | 1:01AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.15m | 5:59PM0.35m | 5:56AM0.14m | 6:48PM0.33m | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1485 | 1100 | 754 | 553 | 389 | 303 | 99 | 69 | 85 | 129 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 217 | 427 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 54 | 103 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 103 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | W 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 77 | 107 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 847 | 1202 | 1501 | 1886 | 2353 | 2691 | 2386 | 1999 | — | 8 | 12 | 25 | 55 | 170 | 209 | 238 | 143 | 103 | 95 | 106 | 76 | 56 | 92 | 895 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 141 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 113 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 129 | 133 | 49 | 119 | 140 | 105 | 105 | 120 | 120 | 264 |
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