Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2434
2241
2080
2054
1738
1609
1474
1359
1103
1074
974
857
795
684
675
558
568
476
390
323
261
253
175
170
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:34PM0.68m
12:15PM0.72m
00:41AM0.72m
1:03PM0.74m
1:37AM0.75m
1:46PM0.75m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.18m
6:29PM0.19m
6:52AM0.18m
7:20PM0.13m
7:43AM0.18m
8:04PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
21
22
21
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
13
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
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