Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
3
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3496
1408
3020
3415
893
785
1408
1193
870
525
1048
1302
978
1401
4437
1194
2078
1717
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM0.71m
9:32AM0.71m
8:55PM0.69m
10:42AM0.72m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.06m
3:16PM0.35m
3:47AM0.07m
4:34PM0.34m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
6
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