Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 AEDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141313131313131212121212121212121212121514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14981591163915041482126610691053734639555494430330319232193161158132110112255248
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.68
2:42PM
0.75
2:36AM
0.70
3:23PM
0.77
3:14AM
0.71
4:01PM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.25
8:14AM
0.14
8:46PM
0.24
8:54AM
0.10
9:27PM
0.23
9:31AM
0.08
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:05-------7:04
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121213141514131414131620191714141414161917
Feels °C (?)98879910107899811161311891011141614
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