Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s

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 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1533
1621
1722
1753
1765
2268
1648
1217
967
998
1034
840
671
661
1674
1926
1941
2233
2454
2376
2368
2445
2717
2557
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03AM0.74m
4:45PM0.71m
5:41AM0.71m
5:20PM0.68m
6:22AM0.68m
5:57PM0.65m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.08m
10:57AM0.26m
11:11PM0.11m
11:33AM0.29m
11:49PM0.14m
12:12PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
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1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
20
23
23
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
12
11
13
14
13
11
9
10
12
13
7
7
5
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
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