Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
692
595
588
492
485
421
444
708
737
719
803
692
648
566
640
711
701
691
691
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
N
20
N
25
N
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
2:03AM0.79m
1:57PM0.74m
2:47AM0.83m
2:36PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.09m
8:07AM0.20m
8:16PM0.03m
8:48AM0.20m
8:57PM-0.00m
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clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:20
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3
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2
9
10
5
Temp °C
21
23
21
19
18
20
20
21
23
22
22
15
16
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
19
21
18
15
13
13
15
16
18
18
21
13
15
12
13
17
14
15
16
13
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