Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
3
2
3
3
3
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)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1279
1142
1126
1042
1174
1423
1190
1191
1175
1028
908
838
700
1623
1805
569
690
1567
1672
1567
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
E
25
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:53PM0.62m
11:03AM0.63m
00:02AM0.67m
11:57AM0.64m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.30m
5:29PM0.21m
6:07AM0.30m
6:22PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:16
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7:44
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1
3
2
2
5
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6
4
3
1
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Temp °C
15
16
18
17
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
6
9
8
7
8
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
5
6
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