Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 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 (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
151
149
147
138
99
138
148
181
360
804
1010
1156
1353
1601
2122
2629
2646
2346
1869
1534
1100
781
615
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM0.62m
11:10AM0.67m
10:32PM0.61m
12:01PM0.70m
11:24PM0.61m
12:47PM0.72m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.36m
4:18AM0.17m
5:04PM0.36m
5:08AM0.15m
5:59PM0.35m
5:56AM0.14m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
13
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
5
4
2
3
3
3
5
6
4
5
6
6
4
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
73
151
149
147
138
99
83
99
94
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
1869
1534
1100
781
615
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
75
12
9
16
16
10
10
10
4
12
12
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
16
16
14
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
15
19
4
28
39
71
138
148
181
360
804
1010
1156
1353
1601
2122
2629
2646
2346
10
15
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
5
3
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
23
5
5
52
114
114
23
35
5
113
113
114
114
113
114
117
117
117
113
5
5
5
126
38
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
6
6
3
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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