Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
SW
9
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3842
3924
4443
5405
2149
2890
3054
7743
6864
6082
5051
1647
1273
1574
1902
2467
2571
2725
2405
2113
1783
1606
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM0.70m
5:57PM0.73m
7:01AM0.68m
6:33PM0.69m
7:50AM0.65m
7:12PM0.66m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.27m
00:31AM0.11m
12:43PM0.31m
1:13AM0.13m
1:29PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
7
7
6
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