Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1452
1326
1220
1138
1039
1011
899
802
726
565
557
410
392
286
286
931
253
234
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NNW
10
NNE
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
30
NW
45
WNW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM0.86m
3:09PM0.76m
4:12AM0.87m
3:56PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:46PM-0.02m
9:29AM0.22m
9:33PM-0.04m
10:13AM0.21m
10:20PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
14
17
19
19
18
17
18
18
20
20
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
10
14
15
16
15
14
13
15
16
15
13
8
9
10
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