Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4939
4466
4267
3559
3158
2785
2497
1987
1685
1341
1767
3052
3915
3051
1824
928
1822
1578
1243
824
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
25
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:18PM0.78m
5:16AM0.79m
4:57PM0.77m
6:05AM0.77m
5:41PM0.75m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.21m
10:45PM0.02m
11:08AM0.24m
11:30PM0.02m
11:54AM0.27m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
5
2
2
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
5
3
1
4
6
8
9
9
10
9
7
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