Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (16 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
648
716
938
1244
1135
1119
1014
919
755
744
543
591
563
528
520
574
634
634
473
645
253
488
563
529
529
473
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM0.77m
4:53PM0.66m
5:42AM0.75m
5:33PM0.64m
6:17AM0.73m
6:15PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.26m
11:07PM0.14m
11:51AM0.26m
11:43PM0.17m
12:30PM0.27m
00:22AM0.20m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
11
14
11
12
12
13
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