Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • 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) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)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 morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
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
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
828
754
661
1339
1516
1640
1808
1817
2058
1987
2763
2630
2471
2350
2317
2317
2722
3175
3097
2687
2421
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM0.71m
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
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
17
20
23
23
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
8
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
10
14
13
7
8
4
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
5
6
6
5
5
4
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