Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Nov)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
0
0
0
0
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)
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
800
865
860
736
582
532
597
845
408
401
698
531
1264
1493
1852
2378
2826
2651
2290
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:32PM0.68m
8:08AM0.72m
8:41PM0.65m
9:02AM0.68m
9:58PM0.65m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.19m
2:30PM0.21m
2:47AM0.25m
3:32PM0.21m
3:58AM0.30m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:57
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 mm
1
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2
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2
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
15
16
17
13
11
10
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
6
7
7
9
8
9
9
6
6
9
10
11
9
4
4
4
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