Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2304
1864
1568
1326
1127
946
760
599
580
421
361
319
273
195
182
147
145
145
150
196
193
120
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM0.71m
3:42AM0.80m
3:29PM0.72m
4:19AM0.79m
4:06PM0.71m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.23m
9:10PM0.07m
9:45AM0.23m
9:48PM0.06m
10:21AM0.23m
10:24PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
13
17
15
13
11
11
11
10
15
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
3
3
7
11
7
6
5
5
6
6
12
14
12
10
10
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