Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s 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 (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
394
354
1275
1394
1630
2062
2296
2058
1822
1699
1255
1132
1117
854
924
1907
1809
1787
2058
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
7:19PM0.60m
8:15AM0.65m
8:19PM0.59m
9:07AM0.63m
9:34PM0.59m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.23m
2:27PM0.32m
2:35AM0.27m
3:28PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
16
19
18
18
19
22
25
25
24
23
23
20
20
24
27
28
21
17
Feels °C
15
13
14
17
17
16
17
20
22
21
19
18
19
17
17
19
22
24
18
15
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