Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 28). 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 (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SE
0.5
SW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111108108812121111201919181816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99979658575653755040422323314599384742104416631461139013731241
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.69
9:06AM
0.68
10:45PM
0.67
10:22AM
0.65
11:55PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.34
3:54PM
0.12
4:36AM
0.34
5:07PM
0.16
5:56AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset--8:00------7:59-------7:57------
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-22--1-11-32215421------
Temp. °C242320191818181920201919181818191917161615151515
Feels °C (?)211916151515171920201919181919201915141513131313
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