Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
895
711
700
1147
1050
1034
1094
987
1167
1185
1261
1299
1358
1459
1289
1307
1163
1196
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM0.64m
1:23PM0.71m
1:38AM0.69m
1:58PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.28m
6:59AM0.19m
7:36PM0.22m
7:45AM0.18m
8:13PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
8
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