Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
336
286
229
401
324
264
229
249
240
213
173
147
144
400
373
237
541
939
844
810
787
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:56PM0.77m
4:57AM0.86m
4:44PM0.77m
5:43AM0.83m
5:35PM0.75m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.21m
10:20PM-0.03m
10:58AM0.20m
11:08PM-0.00m
11:46AM0.20m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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7:51
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7:52
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 mm
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1
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2
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1
2
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Temp °C
18
15
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
12
10
8
8
10
12
14
12
11
12
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