Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 05 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
18.0° 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: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212141414131312666615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3863302402361931611581611081442482482642082021811972001641841764075001021
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.77
2:14AM
0.71
3:01PM
0.78
2:50AM
0.71
3:37PM
0.78
3:24AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.10
8:27PM
0.23
8:31AM
0.08
9:04PM
0.23
9:07AM
0.08
9:39PM
0.23
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:04-------6:01----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C131721201715141415161718181919181616161615151414
Feels °C (?)812181411109101215161615161514111010109101111
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