Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
953
893
860
929
823
813
803
803
917
803
822
684
640
543
536
471
425
425
839
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM0.64m
10:42AM0.66m
11:19PM0.65m
11:44AM0.66m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.23m
5:02PM0.24m
5:33AM0.25m
6:06PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
17
18
15
14
12
11
12
20
23
22
18
18
16
17
15
14
16
18
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
10
9
7
7
8
17
21
21
14
15
15
13
11
7
10
14
12
12
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