Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
120
118
116
114
94
69
68
67
40
63
56
103
54
61
75
59
100
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
S
20
SE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM0.78m
4:41PM0.70m
5:31AM0.76m
5:16PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.07m
10:56AM0.24m
11:00PM0.09m
11:32AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
9
11
11
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
17
17
15
15
16
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