Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Sep 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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
2
2
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
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.8
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
816
623
614
418
536
1900
2479
2550
2271
2198
2349
2412
2553
3083
4690
5664
5211
5046
5338
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:06AM0.76m
3:06PM0.77m
3:49AM0.79m
3:41PM0.78m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.10m
9:07AM0.18m
9:26PM0.06m
9:47AM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
8
9
7
6
8
10
10
8
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
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