Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (06 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
817
531
1264
1493
2110
2498
2633
2926
2483
2523
2647
2570
2354
784
700
2154
904
890
766
1003
841
695
683
555
448
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM0.68m
9:58PM0.65m
10:00AM0.65m
11:12PM0.66m
10:59AM0.64m
00:17AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.25m
3:32PM0.21m
3:58AM0.30m
4:35PM0.19m
5:10AM0.32m
5:33PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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3
2
1
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Temp °C
13
11
12
15
16
17
14
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
9
10
11
8
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
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