Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
818
1491
1338
1214
1018
993
840
796
796
691
621
501
373
368
268
390
641
1100
1961
2300
1974
3995
1494
2148
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
E
40
NNW
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25AM0.74m
6:01PM0.75m
7:21AM0.73m
6:49PM0.73m
8:23AM0.72m
7:46PM0.71m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.05m
12:12PM0.28m
00:40AM0.04m
1:04PM0.31m
1:35AM0.04m
2:05PM0.34m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
15
16
15
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
12
13
12
8
8
7
7
5
6
9
9
8
8
1
1
-2
-1
3
7
7
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