Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.5°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
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)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1722
1617
1822
1822
1588
1126
1002
822
721
700
552
543
594
585
604
669
669
734
679
1322
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31PM0.66m
7:55AM0.63m
7:14PM0.63m
8:55AM0.62m
8:08PM0.60m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.34m
1:13AM0.16m
1:34PM0.37m
2:03AM0.19m
2:35PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
16
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
11
13
13
11
11
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
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