Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3621
1973
1876
1521
1325
1249
1112
811
712
646
570
503
448
383
363
320
283
250
255
287
985
1465
1605
1927
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM0.59m
12:38PM0.68m
00:05AM0.60m
1:22PM0.71m
1:02AM0.62m
2:00PM0.73m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.17m
6:40PM0.35m
6:33AM0.16m
7:29PM0.31m
7:21AM0.16m
8:11PM0.27m
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
11
Feels °C
3
5
6
5
6
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
12
10
7
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