Cape Paterson Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cape Paterson

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1842
1714
1187
893
622
440
351
208
282
358
440
569
601
627
3037
4043
3903
3676
3216
3256
2937
2829
2468
2228
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:27AM0.64m
3:25PM0.76m
3:08AM0.64m
4:00PM0.76m
3:48AM0.64m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.29m
8:45AM0.12m
9:33PM0.28m
9:22AM0.13m
10:11PM0.27m
9:58AM0.15m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
1.1
SSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.9
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
30
93
69
91
128
96
110
90
243
235
232
245
627
3037
4043
3903
3676
3216
3256
2937
2829
2468
2228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
17
93
121
121
170
94
122
4
4
22
54
472
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
4
10
4
4
124
95
26
26
4
4
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1842
1714
1187
893
622
440
351
208
282
358
440
569
601
5
12
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
443
443
437
126
117
81
117
54
52
114
114
114
41
35
5
41
23
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
6
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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