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Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101010109991010101016151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)401334256237225245164154192154168171192192245269301459453513506492398392
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.75
7:29PM
0.67
7:11AM
0.71
8:17PM
0.65
7:47AM
0.68
9:09PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.24
1:08PM
0.12
1:13AM
0.29
1:48PM
0.14
1:56AM
0.33
2:29PM
0.15
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:44-------8:44-------8:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C121112151616171515151516161616151515161818181716
Feels °C (?)989131212141314131314121213131313151513141311
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