Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.8
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.2
WSW
7
3
SW
8
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
203
236
212
171
215
363
673
997
1628
1667
2027
1422
725
411
1035
2498
1718
2551
1839
1235
799
529
352
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
55
NW
55
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01AM0.63m
2:10PM0.75m
1:45AM0.64m
2:49PM0.76m
2:27AM0.64m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.31m
7:25AM0.11m
8:14PM0.30m
8:06AM0.11m
8:54PM0.29m
8:45AM0.12m
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
6
2
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
8
7
10
8
6
5
4
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
206
203
236
212
171
169
211
162
158
15
15
15
15
15
14
32
32
45
84
88
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
23
16
27
13
7
3
3
14
35
37
90
122
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
W
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
8
9
4
13
4
8
8
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.2
WSW
7
3
SW
8
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
123
87
25
21
82
215
363
673
997
1628
1667
2027
1422
725
411
1035
2498
1718
2551
1839
1235
799
529
352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
118
76
5
105
120
255
255
255
276
244
244
244
167
141
126
285
81
429
443
443
437
126
126
81
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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