Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2055
1752
1581
961
1004
924
924
1288
1184
1019
2018
1685
1651
1672
1667
1906
1753
1909
1805
1777
1520
1158
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:38PM0.75m
4:26AM0.77m
4:12PM0.73m
5:03AM0.74m
4:45PM0.71m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.21m
9:59PM0.06m
10:22AM0.23m
10:35PM0.08m
10:57AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
15
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
6
4
3
2
5
8
12
12
10
6
6
7
7
11
11
12
13
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