Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1047
2756
3288
3464
3121
2930
2734
2650
2629
2663
3156
3037
3038
3009
2834
1163
2033
3628
3684
3853
3916
3523
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
W
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:39PM0.67m
1:31AM0.73m
1:28PM0.69m
2:20AM0.76m
2:11PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.26m
7:01PM0.15m
7:36AM0.25m
7:48PM0.11m
8:24AM0.24m
8:30PM0.08m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:37
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6:35
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
17
21
23
23
20
17
15
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
17
19
18
15
13
12
11
9
6
6
5
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
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