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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 9 am Tuesday 19 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
319 | 280 | 393 | 563 | 275 | 392 | 323 | 227 | 627 | 684 | 407 | 417 | 710 | 665 | 527 | 450 | 450 | 355 | 1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:44PM0.86m | 1:22AM0.75m | 2:34PM0.88m | 2:16AM0.77m | 3:22PM0.87m | 3:10AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM-0.03m | 7:45PM0.24m | 7:51AM-0.05m | 8:35PM0.22m | 8:43AM-0.05m | 9:25PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 319 | 280 | 60 | 52 | 3 | 112 | 146 | 173 | 150 | 148 | 179 | 214 | 208 | 665 | 527 | 450 | 450 | 320 | 1002 | 1049 | 816 | 769 | 567 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 112 | 154 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 206 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 355 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 393 | 563 | 275 | 392 | 323 | 227 | 627 | 684 | 407 | 417 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 23 | 126 | 126 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 114 | 126 | 346 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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