Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 9 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
712
603
440
427
357
290
268
190
149
142
110
110
118
160
190
236
350
457
686
851
851
1050
1027
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:24PM0.84m
1:01AM0.74m
2:16PM0.85m
2:01AM0.75m
3:04PM0.85m
3:00AM0.76m
Low Tide
6:34AM-0.03m
7:24PM0.26m
7:32AM-0.03m
8:19PM0.22m
8:26AM-0.01m
9:11PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
943
712
603
440
427
357
290
268
190
149
142
110
110
93
36
109
151
129
457
686
851
851
1050
1027
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
E
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
2
2
24
22
53
118
69
69
236
350
78
19
10
7
41
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
160
190
49
65
34
2
2
91
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1
W
5
Energy kJ
7
10
14
11
5
3
1
1
2
8
18
28
51
70
69
37
44
59
84
144
103
145
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
5
5
38
113
23
23
23
96
5
38
39
113
113
52
52
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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