Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
1028
1477
1342
1320
1197
1118
1026
864
706
614
530
418
386
190
242
166
325
365
347
395
594
945
1307
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25AM0.75m
9:48PM0.69m
11:29AM0.78m
10:53PM0.70m
12:29PM0.82m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.06m
4:17PM0.34m
4:32AM0.02m
5:24PM0.32m
5:34AM-0.01m
6:26PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
11
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
947
1028
1477
1342
1320
1197
1118
1026
864
706
614
530
418
386
190
242
166
325
365
347
341
311
945
1307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
258
215
313
250
175
228
195
128
94
47
48
23
97
166
395
594
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
9
17
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
158
197
170
3
1
3
1
4
5
16
46
77
70
41
28
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
113
113
105
41
45
44
38
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
5
5
49
105
105
105
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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