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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 3 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.9° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 725 | 658 | 531 | 650 | 365 | 289 | 215 | 171 | 119 | 90 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 67 | 91 | 171 | 166 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 119 | 208 | 153 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 0.70 | 1:16PM 0.81 | 1:03AM 0.73 | 2:05PM 0.86 | 1:50AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27PM 0.25 | 6:37AM 0.06 | 7:20PM 0.23 | 7:26AM 0.00 | 8:08PM 0.21 | 8:14AM -0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
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