Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
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)
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1142
2479
2398
2308
2446
2717
2911
3269
4050
4996
5784
5834
5769
5825
6151
5948
5601
4963
4562
4678
4021
3594
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM0.77m
3:49AM0.79m
3:41PM0.78m
4:32AM0.80m
4:18PM0.78m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.18m
9:26PM0.06m
9:47AM0.19m
10:04PM0.03m
10:27AM0.21m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
15
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
10
6
6
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
5
6
10
9
9
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