Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
157
120
118
120
132
134
122
147
94
93
91
74
107
103
102
75
151
149
147
138
99
99
143
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:56PM0.67m
9:09AM0.64m
8:46PM0.64m
10:12AM0.65m
9:38PM0.62m
11:10AM0.67m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.18m
2:57PM0.34m
3:27AM0.18m
4:02PM0.36m
4:18AM0.17m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
10
12
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
9
8
7
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
45
34
36
118
120
132
134
122
147
94
93
91
74
71
71
69
73
151
149
147
138
99
99
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
159
157
120
15
8
5
4
4
47
68
67
68
59
107
103
102
75
17
16
15
15
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
23
21
17
23
23
23
22
32
2
9
8
8
5
6
11
10
9
1
17
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
1
W
5
1.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
49
35
18
9
12
9
6
3
5
1
1
3
10
15
43
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
54
23
5
23
23
5
5
5
45
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
41
114
117
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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