Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
294
336
281
299
318
362
401
363
309
535
785
915
1737
1961
1803
2087
1449
1300
1267
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
15
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM0.59m
11:07AM0.64m
11:28PM0.63m
11:55AM0.66m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.26m
5:22PM0.28m
5:41AM0.25m
6:10PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
9
8
8
6
4
5
3
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
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