Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.8
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
1011
899
802
726
565
557
410
392
286
286
186
320
241
178
175
172
167
169
144
147
144
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
0
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:09PM0.76m
4:12AM0.87m
3:56PM0.77m
4:57AM0.86m
4:44PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.22m
9:33PM-0.04m
10:13AM0.21m
10:20PM-0.03m
10:58AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
11
14
17
20
19
18
18
19
19
21
19
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
14
16
16
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
9
9
11
11
10
9
11
11
11
12
12
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