Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111181010881212111120191918181616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575688515140412323314599384742104413991461139013731479136813779611016
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
0.68
10:45PM
0.67
10:22AM
0.65
11:55PM
0.67
11:47AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.34
3:54PM
0.12
4:36AM
0.34
5:07PM
0.16
5:56AM
0.32
6:19PM
0.17
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:59-------7:57-------7:55--
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----34121--11---------
Temp. °C181818202222191919191919191817161515151516161615
Feels °C (?)141616202221192020202019181715141312121213131314
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