Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
795
795
979
730
1385
1671
2402
2140
1672
1350
1115
1018
871
640
623
623
607
1172
1255
1208
1069
1056
1014
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
E
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM0.76m
5:05AM0.68m
5:11PM0.75m
5:53AM0.69m
5:47PM0.74m
6:46AM0.71m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.17m
11:00AM0.21m
11:37PM0.13m
11:44AM0.24m
00:19AM0.10m
12:34PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
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5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
10
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