Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 3 pm 15 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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
380
325
242
237
325
365
347
395
655
945
1307
1193
996
822
712
603
440
362
326
290
196
190
149
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
N
30
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM0.70m
12:29PM0.82m
11:58PM0.72m
1:24PM0.84m
1:01AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.32m
5:34AM-0.01m
6:26PM0.30m
6:34AM-0.03m
7:24PM0.26m
7:32AM-0.03m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<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
13
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
18
17
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
17
18
16
14
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
SW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
418
380
325
242
237
325
365
347
341
655
945
1307
1193
996
822
712
603
440
362
326
290
196
190
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
11
0.5
WSW
9
0.1
W
22
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
W
10
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
192
128
101
47
9
30
97
168
395
311
234
2
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1
9
17
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
E
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
8
41
54
35
31
5
7
5
3
2
4
2
2
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
49
96
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
38
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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