Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2418
2168
1825
1801
1825
2021
2255
2548
2434
2241
2080
2054
1738
1609
1474
1359
1103
1059
940
763
795
693
684
566
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:15PM0.66m
11:20AM0.70m
11:34PM0.68m
12:15PM0.72m
00:41AM0.72m
1:03PM0.74m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.17m
5:30PM0.25m
5:53AM0.18m
6:29PM0.19m
6:52AM0.18m
7:20PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
15
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
9
13
16
13
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
17
14
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