Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.9
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1685
2899
1775
2692
4498
2771
1878
1818
2125
1850
1349
824
1333
517
412
341
285
222
257
215
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:57PM0.77m
6:05AM0.77m
5:41PM0.75m
6:58AM0.73m
6:32PM0.72m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.24m
11:30PM0.02m
11:54AM0.27m
00:19AM0.04m
12:45PM0.30m
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
4
3
4
6
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
8
7
6
4
6
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