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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 3 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
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 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 484 | 469 | 504 | 389 | 320 | 434 | 430 | 362 | 565 | 414 | 367 | 264 | 325 | 261 | 239 | 178 | 674 | 785 | 915 | 888 | 824 | 679 | 517 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 0.88 | 2:37AM 0.78 | 3:39PM 0.88 | 3:24AM 0.79 | 4:25PM 0.85 | 4:13AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.20 | 9:02AM -0.05 | 9:40PM 0.20 | 9:50AM -0.04 | 10:26PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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