Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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
16.8° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151512141413131313131217161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456791171166109106104117162236427484469504389377434430358565493367362
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.73
2:05PM
0.86
1:50AM
0.76
2:53PM
0.88
2:37AM
0.78
3:39PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.00
8:08PM
0.21
8:14AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.20
9:02AM
-0.05
9:40PM
0.20
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:42-------5:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141616151514131214202018151516171821232222
Feels °C (?)10101011131211111010810171613101112141518201819
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