Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3727
3210
5302
4563
3709
3208
2747
2285
1996
1680
1360
1137
746
659
594
486
367
361
361
403
409
465
465
423
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM0.76m
4:06AM0.65m
4:58PM0.74m
4:43AM0.64m
5:35PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.11m
10:28PM0.27m
10:22AM0.13m
11:05PM0.28m
10:58AM0.16m
11:44PM0.28m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
2747
2285
1996
1680
1360
1137
746
659
594
486
367
361
361
403
409
465
465
423
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
642
538
352
2
2
2
2
2
49
49
27
17
3
6
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3727
3210
5302
4563
3709
3208
68
65
47
64
59
48
51
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
5
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
466
285
572
493
126
81
81
81
45
45
117
35
45
45
45
39
39
39
5
5
5
5
5
20
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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