Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
229
242
204
178
144
147
414
400
380
278
612
939
924
810
787
776
656
569
560
552
535
411
392
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:57AM0.86m
4:44PM0.77m
5:43AM0.83m
5:35PM0.75m
6:29AM0.80m
6:30PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.20m
11:08PM-0.00m
11:46AM0.20m
11:57PM0.05m
12:36PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:52
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7:52
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 mm
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1
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2
1
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1
1
6
3
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
10
12
13
13
11
10
10
14
14
14
11
12
12
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
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