Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.6° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
259
209
179
145
145
114
155
203
441
435
620
628
649
614
614
606
597
606
606
682
589
653
540
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
0
E
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:56AM0.64m
1:11AM0.72m
12:47PM0.64m
1:57AM0.75m
1:34PM0.65m
2:38AM0.77m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.32m
6:26PM0.14m
7:13AM0.31m
7:13PM0.12m
8:00AM0.29m
7:56PM0.10m
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Temp °C
11
15
18
16
14
12
11
10
12
17
20
22
18
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
6
10
13
10
7
6
6
6
9
16
17
18
13
13
13
12
12
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
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