Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1394
1630
2062
2296
2058
1822
1699
1405
1132
1052
854
818
1907
1652
1787
1787
1743
1677
1571
1396
1297
1158
1126
1126
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
S
15
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM0.65m
8:19PM0.59m
9:07AM0.63m
9:34PM0.59m
10:05AM0.62m
10:53PM0.62m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.23m
2:27PM0.32m
2:35AM0.27m
3:28PM0.30m
3:44AM0.29m
4:31PM0.27m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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rain showers
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Temp °C
17
18
19
22
24
24
23
23
23
21
20
24
27
28
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
21
21
20
18
18
19
17
16
19
23
24
15
17
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
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