Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.5° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
599
531
463
361
319
273
195
182
179
145
145
150
193
78
120
118
116
114
114
69
68
67
40
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM0.80m
3:29PM0.72m
4:19AM0.79m
4:06PM0.71m
4:55AM0.78m
4:41PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.23m
9:48PM0.06m
10:21AM0.23m
10:24PM0.07m
10:56AM0.24m
11:00PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
9
8
8
14
17
15
13
11
11
10
10
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
5
3
3
8
11
7
6
5
5
6
6
13
13
12
9
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
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