Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1262
866
682
2431
2648
3074
2685
2336
2015
1724
1538
1388
1388
1277
1110
975
808
802
1952
1626
1384
1057
1031
1126
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18PM0.72m
7:05AM0.66m
7:01PM0.70m
8:09AM0.68m
7:50PM0.69m
9:17AM0.71m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.18m
12:57PM0.27m
1:36AM0.14m
1:59PM0.31m
2:31AM0.10m
3:07PM0.33m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
13
14
13
13
15
16
14
12
11
10
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.8
SW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1262
866
682
2431
2648
3074
2685
2336
2015
1724
1538
1388
1388
1277
1110
975
808
690
1952
1626
1384
1057
1031
1126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
181
455
553
22
19
45
630
802
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.8
SW
18
0.7
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
375
54
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
20
5
9
7
10
20
28
35
50
87
84
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
26
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
38
38
350
133
113
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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