Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
17
1.7
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
813
803
813
813
803
720
684
640
623
536
407
373
295
530
679
632
784
2613
3246
3684
3590
3121
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:42AM0.66m
11:19PM0.65m
11:44AM0.66m
00:32AM0.69m
12:39PM0.67m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.24m
5:33AM0.25m
6:06PM0.20m
6:40AM0.26m
7:01PM0.15m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
12
19
23
22
18
18
18
16
14
14
16
19
15
15
15
13
13
15
20
23
22
20
Feels °C
8
16
20
20
13
15
15
13
8
7
10
14
12
13
13
11
11
13
18
21
19
16
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