Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
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)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
661
1630
1363
1569
1675
1756
1987
2059
2801
2667
2594
2350
2317
2317
2795
3386
3136
2721
2314
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NW
45
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20PM0.68m
6:22AM0.68m
5:57PM0.65m
7:09AM0.65m
6:41PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.29m
11:49PM0.14m
12:12PM0.32m
00:30AM0.18m
12:59PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
15
15
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
14
13
7
8
4
3
1
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
4
6
7
5
4
5
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