Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
198
468
390
581
289
525
740
773
630
1657
1859
1422
1517
1677
5097
5030
4287
4005
3632
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:46PM0.76m
5:39AM0.72m
5:20PM0.73m
6:20AM0.69m
5:54PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.23m
11:13PM0.08m
11:28AM0.27m
11:51PM0.11m
12:05PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
11
12
6
6
4
4
4
6
7
5
5
5
4
3
5
5
6
7
6
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