Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 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 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
19
1.8
SW
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
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
501
440
362
268
390
641
1255
2300
2300
1974
1929
3377
4229
4004
1020
893
691
672
1314
644
418
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
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
1:04PM0.31m
1:35AM0.04m
2:05PM0.34m
2:38AM0.06m
3:16PM0.35m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
2
4
2
1
4
7
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
7
5
4
7
8
8
10
7
1
1
1
5
5
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
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