Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3121
2843
2547
2464
2629
2178
2151
3288
3079
3009
2873
1075
2021
3690
3615
3668
3420
3348
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:31AM0.73m
1:28PM0.69m
2:20AM0.76m
2:11PM0.70m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.15m
7:36AM0.25m
7:48PM0.11m
8:24AM0.24m
8:30PM0.08m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
17
15
15
13
12
10
8
6
5
5
5
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
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