Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 3PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6571
6895
7297
3459
3338
5508
4180
3302
2948
2689
2344
2094
1922
1814
1949
1888
1914
1914
1941
1967
1850
1718
1563
1486
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM0.75m
10:26PM0.70m
12:08PM0.78m
11:39PM0.71m
1:05PM0.80m
00:49AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.03m
4:55PM0.34m
5:13AM0.02m
6:03PM0.31m
6:17AM0.02m
7:06PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
3
4
3
6
6
8
6
5
5
6
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
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