Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
833
821
902
877
938
701
776
902
1251
1431
1532
1552
1449
1449
1431
1431
1532
1412
1376
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
5
S
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM0.78m
4:59AM0.81m
4:42PM0.76m
5:46AM0.78m
5:31PM0.74m
Low Tide
10:24PM-0.01m
10:55AM0.23m
11:11PM0.02m
11:42AM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:48
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6:22
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7:23
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6:24
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1
4
3
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
10
7
6
8
8
7
7
9
8
7
8
8
9
11
10
10
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