Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
10
2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
640
623
536
407
423
655
676
716
668
1047
2756
3331
3464
3121
2734
2734
2615
2791
2750
2680
2727
2313
2721
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19PM0.65m
11:44AM0.66m
00:32AM0.69m
12:39PM0.67m
1:31AM0.73m
1:28PM0.69m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.25m
6:06PM0.20m
6:40AM0.26m
7:01PM0.15m
7:36AM0.25m
7:48PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
14
14
16
18
14
14
14
14
13
17
21
23
23
20
17
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
8
7
10
14
11
12
12
11
10
13
17
19
19
16
13
11
11
8
6
6
6
4
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