Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 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 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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 night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
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)
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
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
W
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
763
795
780
675
558
489
476
390
318
261
225
178
170
126
462
791
956
2986
3611
4421
5368
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
NW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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<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
17
22
23
21
20
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
13
17
19
18
17
15
11
12
11
11
10
8
10
7
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
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