Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
SW
18
2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
3
WSW
18
1.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1974
2375
3717
3482
1141
3203
893
785
1463
811
870
599
1048
1302
978
4319
4844
989
5885
1717
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM0.71m
9:32AM0.71m
8:55PM0.69m
10:42AM0.72m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.06m
3:16PM0.35m
3:47AM0.07m
4:34PM0.34m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
5
7
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
3
5
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