Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
799
696
637
609
480
473
418
418
363
793
692
595
580
557
485
427
438
717
661
719
803
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSE
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
12:38PM0.69m
1:17AM0.74m
1:18PM0.72m
2:03AM0.79m
1:57PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.23m
6:54PM0.15m
7:23AM0.21m
7:35PM0.09m
8:07AM0.20m
8:16PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
21
23
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
22
22
18
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
9
10
18
22
19
17
15
14
15
15
16
17
18
17
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