Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.1° 

Cape Paterson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Paterson today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
785
785
672
501
373
368
268
390
557
1255
2166
2300
1974
1929
3377
4107
3784
1206
730
691
589
581
971
680
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
20
ESE
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM0.73m
6:49PM0.73m
8:23AM0.72m
7:46PM0.71m
9:32AM0.71m
8:55PM0.69m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.04m
1:04PM0.31m
1:35AM0.04m
2:05PM0.34m
2:38AM0.06m
3:16PM0.35m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
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5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
7
4
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
5
5
7
8
9
8
7
1
2
2
3
6
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
0
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