Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 04 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
18.3° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313131313141414141415151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7637106806697968548208807968208208208089751426110527272626262625152378241124112215
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
onononglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.69
1:04PM
0.67
1:49AM
0.71
2:08PM
0.70
2:33AM
0.74
3:01PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.27
7:24PM
0.18
8:01AM
0.21
8:19PM
0.18
8:48AM
0.16
9:07PM
0.18
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:51--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171717171616161517192018171717171818181616
Feels °C (?)171716171516151616151314161816161615161716171415
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