Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
20
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
567
263
325
396
799
736
723
905
874
1777
3786
3779
5428
5805
10204
9787
8602
8224
8131
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:32PM0.72m
7:59AM0.70m
7:34PM0.69m
9:07AM0.69m
8:50PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.07m
1:47PM0.32m
2:19AM0.11m
3:00PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
2
4
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
7
5
4
2
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
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