Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1785
1447
1447
934
895
659
700
689
1147
1129
1003
1003
1167
1185
1261
1299
1358
1459
1289
1307
1163
2191
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:45PM0.69m
00:47AM0.64m
1:23PM0.71m
1:38AM0.69m
1:58PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.20m
6:55PM0.28m
6:59AM0.19m
7:36PM0.22m
7:45AM0.18m
8:13PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
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