Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
227
152
149
147
198
245
617
621
703
559
1056
1255
1190
974
763
818
1588
1199
1155
1018
921
840
796
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
E
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:50AM0.74m
4:43PM0.77m
5:35AM0.75m
5:19PM0.76m
6:25AM0.74m
6:01PM0.75m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.10m
10:43AM0.21m
11:10PM0.07m
11:26AM0.24m
11:52PM0.05m
12:12PM0.28m
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7:15
7:13
7:13
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5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
4
6
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
9
10
10
10
8
6
6
7
11
11
9
8
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