Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (02 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
2.2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
380
278
612
939
844
886
787
776
733
701
632
543
535
471
392
386
292
287
282
240
421
467
530
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM0.83m
5:35PM0.75m
6:29AM0.80m
6:30PM0.72m
7:17AM0.76m
7:32PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:08PM-0.00m
11:46AM0.20m
11:57PM0.05m
12:36PM0.21m
00:48AM0.11m
1:30PM0.21m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
16
18
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
9
9
10
13
15
9
7
7
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