Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7235
11000
9663
7668
5488
4110
3469
1748
1982
1521
1223
1034
951
811
772
646
570
455
448
383
331
331
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM0.66m
11:00PM0.59m
12:38PM0.68m
00:05AM0.60m
1:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.18m
5:41PM0.39m
5:41AM0.17m
6:40PM0.35m
6:33AM0.16m
7:29PM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
5
6
7
5
5
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
11
9
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