Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
3.5
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5914
5297
5594
5808
5323
4963
4670
4367
4021
3785
3158
2785
2529
1987
1685
1155
2841
2731
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:32AM0.80m
4:18PM0.78m
5:16AM0.79m
4:57PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.03m
10:27AM0.21m
10:45PM0.02m
11:08AM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
4
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
9
11
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
3
4
6
9
8
8
9
8
6
6
5
3
2
2
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