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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 am Tuesday 26 May 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
16.0° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
174 | 251 | 350 | 284 | 268 | 304 | 331 | 507 | 554 | 443 | 374 | 226 | 202 | 196 | 159 | 154 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 122 | 127 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:58AM0.66m | 7:09PM0.71m | 8:03AM0.64m | 7:56PM0.67m | 9:09AM0.64m | 8:46PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.18m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:41AM0.18m | 1:53PM0.30m | 2:34AM0.18m | 2:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 174 | 251 | 350 | 284 | 268 | 304 | 264 | 215 | 218 | 215 | 251 | 226 | 124 | 48 | 159 | 29 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 122 | 127 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | W 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 7 | — | 6 | 212 | 208 | 202 | 196 | 28 | 154 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 25 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 34 | 87 | 143 | 164 | 226 | 331 | 507 | 554 | 443 | 374 | — | 77 | 71 | 40 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 255 | 227 | 120 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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