Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
2.4
WSW
16
1.7
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1777
2973
1449
4777
5577
5048
8681
7250
6930
7212
6930
6293
5561
4511
3937
3458
2905
2481
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:34PM0.69m
9:07AM0.69m
8:50PM0.66m
10:16AM0.68m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.11m
3:00PM0.33m
3:32AM0.15m
4:19PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
2
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
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