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Cape Paterson Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Paterson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | |
159 | 157 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 132 | 134 | 122 | 147 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 74 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 75 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 138 | 99 | 99 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:56PM0.67m | 9:09AM0.64m | 8:46PM0.64m | 10:12AM0.65m | 9:38PM0.62m | 11:10AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.18m | 2:57PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.18m | 4:02PM0.36m | 4:18AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 45 | 34 | 36 | 118 | 120 | 132 | 134 | 122 | 147 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 138 | 99 | 99 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 159 | 157 | 120 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 75 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 3 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 114 | 117 |
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