Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1892
1822
1699
1271
1014
1117
854
818
1907
1652
1787
1892
2007
1809
1571
1396
1279
1142
1126
1057
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
SSW
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19PM0.59m
9:07AM0.63m
9:34PM0.59m
10:05AM0.62m
10:53PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.27m
3:28PM0.30m
3:44AM0.29m
4:31PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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7:42
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7:43
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2
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1
Temp °C
24
25
23
23
23
21
20
24
26
28
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
21
21
18
18
20
18
16
19
21
24
14
16
17
14
14
14
15
14
12
14
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