Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2685
2336
2015
1724
1538
1388
1388
1159
1048
975
680
802
1837
1626
1400
1057
1031
1126
1327
2010
899
774
1598
1380
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:01PM0.70m
8:09AM0.68m
7:50PM0.69m
9:17AM0.71m
8:46PM0.69m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.14m
1:59PM0.31m
2:31AM0.10m
3:07PM0.33m
3:30AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
7
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
14
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
13
12
13
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2685
2336
2015
1724
1538
1388
1388
1159
1048
975
680
690
1837
1626
1400
1057
1031
1126
1327
522
899
774
1598
1380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
22
19
45
637
802
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
2.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
7
7
10
18
28
37
54
98
131
102
94
2010
150
141
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
5
20
20
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
38
38
49
496
142
114
114
81
81
81
45
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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