Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
1028
1001
974
1321
453
843
711
867
1050
844
2078
1425
2028
1780
1410
865
674
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
W
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:40AM0.67m
3:06PM0.77m
3:24AM0.70m
3:38PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.22m
8:45AM0.16m
9:23PM0.18m
9:24AM0.17m
9:57PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
2
2
9
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
7
6
4
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
5
7
8
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