Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1859
1685
1651
1576
1533
1759
1567
1726
1700
2233
1660
1197
967
983
1005
920
743
651
1210
1367
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
40
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12PM0.73m
5:03AM0.74m
4:45PM0.71m
5:41AM0.71m
5:20PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.08m
10:57AM0.26m
11:11PM0.11m
11:33AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
19
17
16
15
14
15
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
20
23
24
16
15
Feels °C
9
14
12
10
8
7
5
7
12
11
13
14
12
11
8
10
12
14
9
7
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