Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
985
1465
1605
1754
2042
1847
1672
1384
1255
1101
1060
1028
1001
974
1614
521
843
702
711
1624
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53AM0.64m
2:34PM0.75m
2:40AM0.67m
3:06PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.27m
8:04AM0.16m
8:48PM0.22m
8:45AM0.16m
9:23PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
14
16
14
13
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
5
2
1
1
3
4
5
4
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