Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
16.7° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)151512141413131313131717161616151414141414171514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10610411716223642748450450438938143443036257349336736226426123957311931389
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.76
2:53PM
0.88
2:37AM
0.78
3:39PM
0.88
3:24AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.21
8:14AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.20
9:02AM
-0.05
9:40PM
0.20
9:50AM
-0.04
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514131214202018151414151721232121201917171921
Feels °C (?)11111010810171613111010111419221918171715151819
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