Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.0° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
536
407
435
408
1066
672
597
949
2647
3288
3246
3121
2734
2547
2615
2596
2629
2911
3451
3338
3305
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44AM0.66m
00:32AM0.69m
12:39PM0.67m
1:31AM0.73m
1:28PM0.69m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.25m
6:06PM0.20m
6:40AM0.26m
7:01PM0.15m
7:36AM0.25m
7:48PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:39
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7:30
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7:30
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
16
17
14
14
14
14
13
16
20
23
23
20
19
14
13
14
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
10
13
10
12
13
11
10
12
17
19
19
16
15
11
12
11
6
6
4
4
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