Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
745
734
722
630
601
429
365
330
152
171
357
480
793
1155
1342
1207
3119
2599
2206
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:17PM0.58m
11:07AM0.63m
10:35PM0.58m
12:01PM0.66m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.40m
4:07AM0.22m
5:06PM0.38m
5:11AM0.21m
6:07PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
8
8
10
9
7
5
3
5
9
9
7
7
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