Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
773
783
753
784
833
590
581
573
716
862
911
1226
1233
1014
839
755
552
600
591
512
481
465
520
634
416
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:31AM0.78m
4:15PM0.67m
5:06AM0.77m
4:53PM0.66m
5:42AM0.75m
5:33PM0.64m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.26m
10:31PM0.11m
11:13AM0.26m
11:07PM0.14m
11:51AM0.26m
11:43PM0.17m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
7
4
4
4
3
4
6
5
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
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