Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
17.9° 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111011161616151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35732027320219819416513713413413216255353933926652157370683782796910371127
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.68
2:17AM
0.76
2:13PM
0.70
3:03AM
0.78
3:12PM
0.73
3:44AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.30
7:37PM
0.09
8:23AM
0.24
8:33PM
0.10
9:14AM
0.19
9:23PM
0.11
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset----8:30-------8:30-------8:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101724252120191818221918171616161616161615141313
Feels °C (?)61320211615151416181415161514141413131312121213
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