Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
777
777
799
1184
1239
1224
1103
987
869
701
691
581
508
328
282
328
246
257
217
229
226
217
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57PM0.80m
3:31AM0.77m
3:35PM0.80m
4:16AM0.77m
4:11PM0.78m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.13m
9:17PM0.08m
9:31AM0.16m
9:57PM0.06m
10:12AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
14
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
16
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
7
6
9
8
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