Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1132
1001
854
818
1907
1652
1787
1787
1904
1655
1571
1529
1279
1142
1126
1042
1117
1271
1314
1261
1244
1604
908
850
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
E
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:07AM0.63m
9:34PM0.59m
10:05AM0.62m
10:53PM0.62m
11:03AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.27m
3:28PM0.30m
3:44AM0.29m
4:31PM0.27m
4:58AM0.30m
5:29PM0.21m
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6:18
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7:43
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7:44
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2
1
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1
7
5
10
9
5
2
6
1
Temp °C
24
21
20
24
27
28
20
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
20
17
16
20
23
24
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
12
10
12
13
15
8
10
7
8
8
4
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