Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
WSW
15
1.7
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3817
3507
7668
6288
5224
4255
1179
1535
1902
2295
2405
2272
1229
1933
1554
1413
1388
1214
1102
1060
959
871
990
804
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:01AM0.68m
6:33PM0.69m
7:50AM0.65m
7:12PM0.66m
8:44AM0.64m
7:56PM0.63m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.11m
12:43PM0.31m
1:13AM0.13m
1:29PM0.35m
1:57AM0.16m
2:21PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
5
6
7
5
5
7
7
5
6
5
6
5
7
8
8
8
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