Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
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
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
570
455
448
383
331
320
283
250
255
292
985
1465
1605
1754
1915
1847
1714
1384
1255
1224
980
1028
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM0.71m
1:02AM0.62m
2:00PM0.73m
1:53AM0.64m
2:34PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.16m
7:29PM0.31m
7:21AM0.16m
8:11PM0.27m
8:04AM0.16m
8:48PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
12
10
10
10
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
11
10
8
8
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
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