Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
902
877
938
701
776
902
1251
1431
1532
1552
1449
1449
1431
1431
1532
1412
1267
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:59AM0.81m
4:42PM0.76m
5:46AM0.78m
5:31PM0.74m
Low Tide
10:24PM-0.01m
10:55AM0.23m
11:11PM0.02m
11:42AM0.25m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
8
10
8
6
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
8
7
9
10
10
9
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