Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
631
2061
2285
2398
2271
2446
2529
2412
2692
4050
4739
5704
5447
5508
5413
5639
5967
5674
4963
4562
4367
4213
3738
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
25
W
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
30
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:06AM0.76m
3:06PM0.77m
3:49AM0.79m
3:41PM0.78m
4:32AM0.80m
4:18PM0.78m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.18m
9:26PM0.06m
9:47AM0.19m
10:04PM0.03m
10:27AM0.21m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
11
13
15
14
11
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
7
10
8
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
6
11
8
8
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