Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.2°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1115
2829
4611
5692
5190
4669
4079
3771
3470
3135
3034
3040
2465
2529
2066
1753
1547
1289
1074
953
893
860
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
S
15
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:38AM0.74m
7:28PM0.70m
8:34AM0.70m
8:36PM0.66m
9:37AM0.68m
9:56PM0.64m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.27m
1:59AM0.13m
2:38PM0.28m
3:04AM0.19m
3:50PM0.27m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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6:43
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
8
9
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
13
17
18
14
13
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
6
5
3
2
2
2
3
11
15
14
8
8
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