Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.1°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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
349
294
229
231
220
193
146
147
169
400
380
278
612
939
844
810
787
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:57AM0.86m
4:44PM0.77m
5:43AM0.83m
5:35PM0.75m
Low Tide
10:20PM-0.03m
10:58AM0.20m
11:08PM-0.00m
11:46AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
8
9
11
12
12
13
10
9
10
13
12
12
11
12
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