Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6930
6584
5596
4511
3756
3499
3098
2796
2418
2048
1825
1801
1825
2021
2255
2404
2434
2404
2080
2054
1738
1716
1474
1359
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
E
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:16AM0.68m
10:15PM0.66m
11:20AM0.70m
11:34PM0.68m
12:15PM0.72m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.15m
4:19PM0.30m
4:46AM0.17m
5:30PM0.25m
5:53AM0.18m
6:29PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
16
15
16
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
11
12
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