Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
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)
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
796
785
691
621
501
373
368
268
390
589
1100
1961
2300
1974
1929
3377
3929
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01PM0.75m
7:21AM0.73m
6:49PM0.73m
8:23AM0.72m
7:46PM0.71m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.04m
1:04PM0.31m
1:35AM0.04m
2:05PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
6
2
2
6
2
Temp °C
14
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
13
13
Feels °C
11
7
6
6
7
6
4
7
7
8
9
7
2
2
1
1
6
5
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