Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
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
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
0.8
SW
12
2
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
787
849
733
701
632
543
535
471
392
386
292
287
240
212
165
181
188
307
316
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:35PM0.75m
6:29AM0.80m
6:30PM0.72m
7:17AM0.76m
7:32PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.05m
12:36PM0.21m
00:48AM0.11m
1:30PM0.21m
1:44AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:54
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7:57
 mm
4
2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
16
16
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
9
9
11
11
11
11
13
9
8
9
12
13
6
6
7
5
6
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