Cape Paterson surf break

Cape Paterson surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
16.9° 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 4AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131312131312121212121212121111171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3331278213901216968835725658587593336285215171119907447446791171166109
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononglassglassoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.67
12:22PM
0.75
12:14AM
0.70
1:16PM
0.81
1:03AM
0.73
2:05PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.27
5:46AM
0.13
6:27PM
0.25
6:37AM
0.06
7:20PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.00
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:47-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1414131313131312121111991012131314131314151717
Feels °C (?)7777789810101077811119119910121312
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