Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1822
1822
1394
1203
1002
822
721
700
501
543
594
585
604
680
669
734
679
1322
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:31PM0.66m
7:55AM0.63m
7:14PM0.63m
8:55AM0.62m
8:08PM0.60m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.16m
1:34PM0.37m
2:03AM0.19m
2:35PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
6
6
7
10
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
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