Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.5°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
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
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3075
1348
2434
4380
4107
3895
3576
3139
2886
2610
2304
1864
1568
1164
1127
946
772
656
580
367
325
278
273
195
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:20AM0.76m
2:11PM0.70m
3:03AM0.79m
2:52PM0.71m
3:42AM0.80m
3:29PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.24m
8:30PM0.08m
9:06AM0.23m
9:10PM0.07m
9:45AM0.23m
9:48PM0.06m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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7:31
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7:32
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
14
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
5
6
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