Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (13 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7073
7040
9547
9996
8226
6872
6743
6265
6656
6187
6397
5004
4033
3348
3151
2727
2378
2125
1831
1697
1688
1761
1785
1776
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15PM0.70m
11:05AM0.75m
10:26PM0.70m
12:08PM0.78m
11:39PM0.71m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.35m
4:06AM0.03m
4:55PM0.34m
5:13AM0.02m
6:03PM0.31m
6:17AM0.02m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
8
9
10
10
9
11
10
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