Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
635
732
458
451
444
967
979
953
940
915
810
810
833
821
810
787
776
852
924
890
1251
1431
1532
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:30AM0.84m
3:16PM0.78m
4:14AM0.84m
3:58PM0.78m
4:59AM0.81m
4:42PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.20m
9:40PM-0.02m
10:11AM0.21m
10:24PM-0.01m
10:55AM0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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6:48
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6:22
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6:22
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 mm
3
2
2
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
4
5
5
6
6
8
9
8
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
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