Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1943
1552
1300
1357
1123
992
742
648
630
637
609
480
473
418
418
315
710
692
603
580
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:27AM0.69m
12:38PM0.69m
1:17AM0.74m
1:18PM0.72m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.22m
6:35AM0.23m
6:54PM0.15m
7:23AM0.21m
7:35PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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5:56
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6:17
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Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
21
22
20
20
Feels °C
6
3
3
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
17
19
17
16
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