Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (06 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.3
SW
8
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
408
401
817
531
1401
1493
1852
2313
2633
2926
2483
2523
2647
2693
2474
2561
700
1289
998
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:41PM0.65m
9:02AM0.68m
9:58PM0.65m
10:00AM0.65m
11:12PM0.66m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.25m
3:32PM0.21m
3:58AM0.30m
4:35PM0.19m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
11
12
15
16
17
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
9
10
11
8
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
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