Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
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)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3304
3097
2905
2344
2021
1801
1421
1094
965
765
754
711
690
623
632
581
599
501
451
444
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:41PM0.62m
8:04AM0.62m
7:38PM0.59m
9:07AM0.61m
8:53PM0.57m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.21m
1:58PM0.37m
2:17AM0.24m
3:10PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
19
21
20
21
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
18
18
18
20
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