Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
170
108
270
508
803
3398
4031
4708
5302
4764
4250
3944
3695
3580
3286
3286
2307
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:25AM0.78m
2:25PM0.76m
3:08AM0.79m
3:02PM0.76m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.09m
8:28AM0.18m
8:44PM0.06m
9:08AM0.19m
9:23PM0.06m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
5
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
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