Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (07 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2313
2519
2633
2483
2258
2647
880
796
2305
784
689
904
890
766
1003
773
761
570
455
407
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58PM0.65m
10:00AM0.65m
11:12PM0.66m
10:59AM0.64m
00:17AM0.69m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.30m
4:35PM0.19m
5:10AM0.32m
5:33PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:59
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3
2
1
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Temp °C
15
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
3
4
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