Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Sep 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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
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)
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5961
5921
5508
5297
5594
5808
5323
4963
4670
4213
4021
3639
3158
2750
2205
1987
1547
2040
2810
2374
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:32AM0.80m
4:18PM0.78m
5:16AM0.79m
4:57PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.03m
10:27AM0.21m
10:45PM0.02m
11:08AM0.24m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
5
6
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
4
3
4
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