Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.5°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.7
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1109
2091
1552
1284
1149
1060
816
623
614
481
589
1670
2075
2583
2379
2037
2563
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:23AM0.73m
2:32PM0.76m
3:06AM0.76m
3:06PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.16m
8:27AM0.18m
8:49PM0.10m
9:07AM0.18m
9:26PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
15
18
19
18
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
5
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