Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1174
1423
1825
1261
1175
2032
1014
838
710
1590
1862
561
680
1672
1672
1567
1444
1127
946
932
630
529
397
330
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
30
SSW
30
SW
15
S
25
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM0.63m
00:02AM0.67m
11:57AM0.64m
1:01AM0.73m
12:48PM0.67m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.30m
5:29PM0.21m
6:07AM0.30m
6:22PM0.15m
7:05AM0.28m
7:11PM0.08m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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6:16
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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 mm
9
4
6
13
8
7
2
1
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
16
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
8
6
9
7
3
7
5
5
3
3
5
5
4
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
6
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