Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
865
902
1251
1431
1532
1552
1449
1449
1431
1431
1532
1412
1394
1367
1373
1101
2986
4877
2009
5605
4605
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
N
10
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:59AM0.81m
5:42PM0.76m
6:46AM0.78m
6:31PM0.74m
7:38AM0.74m
7:28PM0.70m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.23m
00:11AM0.02m
12:42PM0.25m
1:02AM0.07m
1:36PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:48
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6:46
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7:24
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7:25
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
7
8
9
11
9
9
8
5
4
5
3
3
4
5
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