Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 12). 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 (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1005
975
680
802
1837
1626
1400
1057
1031
1126
1327
1847
947
1028
1475
1434
1411
1305
1155
1043
878
718
635
505
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:50PM0.69m
9:17AM0.71m
8:46PM0.69m
10:25AM0.75m
9:48PM0.69m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.10m
3:07PM0.33m
3:30AM0.06m
4:17PM0.34m
4:32AM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
8
2
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
Feels °C
14
15
12
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
4
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1005
975
680
690
1837
1626
1400
1057
1031
1126
1327
1297
947
1028
1475
1434
1411
1305
1155
1043
878
718
635
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.3
WNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
47
45
637
802
6
23
258
114
331
330
269
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
31
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
0.9
WSW
4
2.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
13
18
21
29
51
98
119
124
74
29
1847
127
141
2
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
5
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
38
38
429
240
119
117
81
113
113
81
45
45
44
44
26
20
20
20
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
3
2
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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