Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)20s
Afternoon (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
20
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3196
4777
5805
1448
8681
7250
6930
7518
6930
6584
5596
4126
3937
3458
2905
2481
2418
2048
1718
1563
1563
1850
2075
2212
Wind (km/h)
30
W
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:07AM0.69m
8:50PM0.66m
10:16AM0.68m
10:15PM0.66m
11:20AM0.70m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.11m
3:00PM0.33m
3:32AM0.15m
4:19PM0.30m
4:46AM0.17m
5:30PM0.25m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
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