Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.6°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
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)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
509
501
486
581
528
403
389
383
303
298
314
308
273
288
250
246
255
264
299
753
1062
714
773
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:17PM0.67m
3:17AM0.78m
2:58PM0.68m
3:54AM0.78m
3:37PM0.68m
4:31AM0.78m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.28m
8:37PM0.09m
9:21AM0.26m
9:17PM0.08m
9:59AM0.26m
9:54PM0.09m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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8:05
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8:06
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
12
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
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