Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
945
1455
1067
996
943
712
603
440
427
357
290
268
190
149
142
110
91
118
160
190
239
350
457
595
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM0.72m
1:24PM0.84m
1:01AM0.74m
2:16PM0.85m
2:01AM0.75m
3:04PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.30m
6:34AM-0.03m
7:24PM0.26m
7:32AM-0.03m
8:19PM0.22m
8:26AM-0.01m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
5
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
18
18
17
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
13
14
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
11
10
9
10
6
5
4
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
Energy kJ
945
1455
1067
996
943
712
603
440
427
357
290
268
190
149
142
110
91
93
94
94
239
350
457
595
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
SW
12
0.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
Energy kJ
131
8
2
2
24
22
53
118
19
25
69
39
126
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
160
190
50
49
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
11
11
3
8
9
16
11
5
4
2
2
3
10
21
44
63
32
59
113
160
154
200
224
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
20
5
5
126
126
76
39
105
126
289
289
120
264
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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