Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
1.6
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
SW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
314
309
231
351
394
354
1383
1394
1630
2062
2296
2058
1822
1799
1255
1014
987
854
829
1885
1591
1631
1809
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
7:28AM0.67m
7:19PM0.60m
8:15AM0.65m
8:19PM0.59m
9:07AM0.63m
9:34PM0.59m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.19m
1:34PM0.31m
1:38AM0.23m
2:27PM0.32m
2:35AM0.27m
3:28PM0.30m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:20
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7:42
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Temp °C
21
19
16
15
17
15
17
19
19
18
18
22
26
25
24
23
22
20
21
24
27
28
21
17
Feels °C
20
18
16
15
16
13
15
16
17
17
16
21
24
21
19
18
18
17
17
19
22
24
17
16
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