Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
17
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
813
813
803
720
684
640
623
536
476
397
375
551
689
640
1013
2647
3555
3684
3464
3079
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
20
ENE
10
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM0.65m
11:44AM0.66m
00:32AM0.69m
12:39PM0.67m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.25m
6:06PM0.20m
6:40AM0.26m
7:01PM0.15m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:37
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Temp °C
24
22
19
18
17
16
14
14
16
19
15
15
15
14
13
16
21
23
22
20
Feels °C
21
20
15
15
14
12
7
7
10
14
12
13
14
10
10
13
17
19
18
16
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