Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
392
430
379
287
209
212
212
658
284
363
357
308
603
468
469
592
416
408
705
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WSW
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM0.72m
7:17AM0.76m
7:32PM0.68m
8:08AM0.72m
8:41PM0.65m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.11m
1:30PM0.21m
1:44AM0.19m
2:30PM0.21m
2:47AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
8
12
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
10
8
6
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