Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.2°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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1431
1532
1412
1394
1350
1373
1115
2903
1342
2003
5190
4455
4079
3614
3320
2994
3034
3080
2465
2352
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
N
10
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM0.74m
7:38AM0.74m
7:28PM0.70m
8:34AM0.70m
8:36PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.07m
1:36PM0.27m
1:59AM0.13m
2:38PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
8
6
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
7
6
4
3
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