Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.2
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1567
1349
1110
1030
1044
953
984
299
243
223
257
293
437
476
538
955
966
738
1680
1855
1684
1684
1432
1308
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01AM0.73m
12:48PM0.67m
1:52AM0.79m
1:36PM0.70m
2:40AM0.84m
2:22PM0.73m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.28m
7:11PM0.08m
7:57AM0.25m
7:59PM0.03m
8:44AM0.23m
8:46PM-0.02m
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6:13
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7:47
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
7
5
5
4
5
6
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
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