Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
436
365
256
251
149
183
362
351
504
742
820
833
845
756
734
591
573
458
466
466
458
458
458
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
SE
10
NNE
5
W
0
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:13AM0.77m
5:12PM0.82m
5:03AM0.74m
5:59PM0.78m
5:58AM0.70m
6:48PM0.73m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.00m
11:13PM0.21m
11:27AM0.06m
00:04AM0.23m
12:18PM0.13m
1:00AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
17
17
20
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
20
24
25
20
20
17
16
13
13
16
19
18
16
16
15
13
13
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
21
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
517
436
365
256
251
149
183
362
351
504
742
820
833
845
756
734
591
573
458
466
466
458
458
458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SW
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SW
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.4
NW
3
0.1
E
7
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
133
88
58
94
7
50
6
291
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
18
3
17
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
5
8
12
10
6
7
5
3
5
4
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
45
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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