Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2629
2359
3035
3510
3503
3214
2873
1234
2200
4128
3920
3781
3471
3264
2886
2610
2304
1837
1568
1164
1210
1021
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM0.69m
2:20AM0.76m
2:11PM0.70m
3:03AM0.79m
2:52PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.25m
7:48PM0.11m
8:24AM0.24m
8:30PM0.08m
9:06AM0.23m
9:10PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
12
10
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
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