Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
401
363
309
535
785
915
1737
1842
2344
2087
1552
1402
1474
1138
1006
886
648
696
637
545
480
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:07AM0.64m
11:28PM0.63m
11:55AM0.66m
00:27AM0.69m
12:38PM0.69m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.26m
5:22PM0.28m
5:41AM0.25m
6:10PM0.22m
6:35AM0.23m
6:54PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:58
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6:15
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
13
15
Feels °C
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
6
5
7
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
11
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