Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
W
6
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
476
384
318
313
257
178
170
110
514
822
1229
3728
4308
5396
5672
4904
4385
4310
3999
3746
3444
3444
3152
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:37AM0.75m
1:46PM0.75m
2:25AM0.78m
2:25PM0.76m
3:08AM0.79m
3:02PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.18m
8:04PM0.09m
8:28AM0.18m
8:44PM0.06m
9:08AM0.19m
9:23PM0.06m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
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6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
17
13
12
11
12
12
9
10
8
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
5
4
5
5
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