Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
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
535
785
915
1737
1842
1803
2087
1552
1300
1474
1034
1006
742
648
630
637
545
480
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:28PM0.63m
11:55AM0.66m
00:27AM0.69m
12:38PM0.69m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.28m
5:41AM0.25m
6:10PM0.22m
6:35AM0.23m
6:54PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
10
11
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
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9
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
5
4
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5
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