Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 01 Jun 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
2
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
W
7
4
W
11
5
WSW
11
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1597
1100
828
553
389
303
99
107
103
129
206
248
236
136
174
282
320
639
4479
5540
2491
2012
1830
1342
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
40
NNW
50
NNW
45
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
55
NW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
50
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:47PM0.72m
00:14AM0.62m
1:30PM0.74m
1:01AM0.63m
2:10PM0.75m
1:45AM0.64m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.14m
6:48PM0.33m
6:41AM0.12m
7:32PM0.31m
7:25AM0.11m
8:14PM0.30m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:04
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
4
4
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
7
9
7
8
9
6
5
4
4
3
1
5
6
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
1597
1100
828
553
389
303
99
69
85
129
206
248
236
86
171
169
211
253
7
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.2
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.6
SW
15
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
15
4
94
54
103
29
23
8
28
136
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
14
77
107
25
30
16
4
4
4
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.7
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
W
7
4
W
11
5
WSW
11
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
9
21
35
62
170
244
238
166
138
129
138
90
67
174
282
320
639
4479
5540
2491
2012
1830
1342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
1
2
Distance (km)
5
5
129
38
49
233
233
133
133
140
133
105
105
39
120
141
141
255
260
423
141
133
284
437
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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