Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.5
W
9
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
589
508
328
229
332
246
257
268
229
229
188
268
236
163
335
223
198
246
599
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM0.77m
4:11PM0.78m
4:58AM0.75m
4:46PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.06m
10:12AM0.19m
10:36PM0.06m
10:50AM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
16
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
15
14
12
13
12
12
12
8
8
10
9
8
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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