Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
236
163
158
213
198
249
326
294
264
441
740
584
1443
1454
1910
3317
3182
3392
3348
3420
3271
2989
2803
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58AM0.75m
4:46PM0.76m
5:39AM0.72m
5:20PM0.73m
6:20AM0.69m
5:54PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.06m
10:50AM0.23m
11:13PM0.08m
11:28AM0.27m
11:51PM0.11m
12:05PM0.30m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
14
15
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
9
7
7
9
10
9
7
3
3
3
4
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
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