Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
296
440
395
698
218
205
196
162
124
120
118
120
132
134
122
127
125
93
121
74
107
103
102
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
15
SSW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:09PM0.71m
8:03AM0.64m
7:56PM0.67m
9:09AM0.64m
8:46PM0.64m
10:12AM0.65m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.18m
1:53PM0.30m
2:34AM0.18m
2:57PM0.34m
3:27AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
5
6
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
10
10
8
10
14
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
2
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
264
215
218
215
405
218
117
64
46
34
29
118
120
132
134
122
127
125
93
121
74
71
71
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
15
6
6
212
208
205
196
162
124
120
29
18
17
10
32
47
68
67
68
59
107
103
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NW
4
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
6
6
19
22
3
19
16
22
35
22
22
21
21
12
12
11
18
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
284
296
440
395
698
1
3
6
5
9
7
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
227
227
227
227
49
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
45
44
26
20
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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