Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111614141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437331326306297292292282264255701676810754628560488424398386379287282273
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.77
4:12PM
0.84
4:03AM
0.79
4:57PM
0.85
4:44AM
0.80
5:42PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.01
10:13PM
0.18
10:25AM
-0.02
10:56PM
0.19
11:09AM
-0.03
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201818192019191918181822262320191817171920201918
Feels °C (?)201818201917171717161722252121191717171819201917
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