Cape Paterson Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cape Paterson

Issued: 9 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2513
2610
2413
2185
1788
1486
1237
1142
947
763
644
486
486
390
957
801
665
630
621
1122
1122
578
1080
3921
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:30AM0.63m
5:07PM0.75m
5:16AM0.63m
5:41PM0.73m
6:07AM0.64m
6:18PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.17m
11:25PM0.23m
11:17AM0.20m
00:04AM0.21m
12:03PM0.24m
00:47AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
12
14
11
10
10
10
9
8
12
14
12
12
10
9
9
8
10
12
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
2513
2610
2413
2185
1788
1486
1237
1142
947
763
644
486
486
357
957
801
665
630
621
1122
1122
578
672
3921
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.6
WSW
18
1
W
8
1.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
58
84
249
390
3
2
2
2
3
226
143
1080
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
8
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
12
547
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
7
7
5
9
9
1
5
7
35
52
59
64
26
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
20
49
49
429
105
23
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
4
7
6
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
9
5
7
7
6
5
5
8
6
9
9
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