Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
6
2
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
632
543
535
471
392
430
292
287
240
390
175
183
331
410
351
389
602
549
425
419
536
353
275
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
35
WSW
30
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM0.80m
6:30PM0.72m
7:17AM0.76m
7:32PM0.68m
8:08AM0.72m
8:41PM0.65m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.21m
00:48AM0.11m
1:30PM0.21m
1:44AM0.19m
2:30PM0.21m
2:47AM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
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1
3
2
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
11
12
9
8
9
10
6
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
9
6
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