Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1103
1074
940
763
795
780
675
558
489
476
390
318
313
225
218
188
134
366
530
1869
2737
3347
4153
4595
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM0.72m
1:03PM0.74m
1:37AM0.75m
1:46PM0.75m
2:25AM0.78m
2:25PM0.76m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.18m
7:20PM0.13m
7:43AM0.18m
8:04PM0.09m
8:28AM0.18m
8:44PM0.06m
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part cloud
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clear
light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
22
23
21
19
18
17
16
14
15
14
14
15
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
17
19
18
16
14
11
13
10
11
10
8
11
7
5
3
4
2
1
1
1
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