Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
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
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SW
9
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1556
1759
1471
824
657
1163
1248
1158
355
470
290
256
421
944
874
723
905
874
1619
3319
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM0.75m
6:58AM0.73m
6:32PM0.72m
7:59AM0.70m
7:34PM0.69m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.04m
12:45PM0.30m
1:15AM0.07m
1:47PM0.32m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
7
7
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
4
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