Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
614
606
597
597
691
682
672
653
617
525
509
501
486
479
528
450
389
383
376
325
273
268
273
288
250
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
20
SW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57AM0.75m
1:34PM0.65m
2:38AM0.77m
2:17PM0.67m
3:17AM0.78m
2:58PM0.68m
3:54AM0.78m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.29m
7:56PM0.10m
8:42AM0.28m
8:37PM0.09m
9:21AM0.26m
9:17PM0.08m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
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