Cape Paterson Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cape Paterson

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2299
2242
2214
2185
2513
2610
2413
2185
1788
1486
1237
1142
947
763
644
486
486
395
957
791
656
538
621
942
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
WNW
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:34PM0.76m
4:30AM0.63m
5:07PM0.75m
5:16AM0.63m
5:41PM0.73m
6:07AM0.64m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.25m
10:36AM0.17m
11:25PM0.23m
11:17AM0.20m
00:04AM0.21m
12:03PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
11
10
13
15
12
12
10
10
9
9
14
14
12
11
12
9
9
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2299
2242
2214
2185
2513
2610
2413
2185
1788
1486
1237
1142
947
763
644
486
486
362
957
791
656
538
621
942
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
58
84
316
395
3
1
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
8
5
10
10
9
10
7
24
50
40
53
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
5
49
429
142
113
23
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
9
9
6
5
6
5
5
5
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