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Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
18.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
0
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)202019191918181717181817171616161615141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6736407238178006445165826711229164618371691134713141068942844659659513506478444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcrossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.65
8:25PM
0.65
7:50AM
0.62
9:22PM
0.63
8:46AM
0.60
10:28PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.33
1:44PM
0.17
2:11AM
0.36
2:33PM
0.19
3:10AM
0.38
3:32PM
0.22
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------138
Temp. °C131312131515151514141415171715151516161917151515
Feels °C (?)111211121413131313131315161413141414141613121313
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