Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
2.1
W
6
2.5
W
7
3.5
WSW
8
4
W
11
4
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
419
378
396
291
554
1728
3607
4936
5549
5759
5514
5428
5428
6491
7492
8005
7040
8979
9324
9251
8772
7547
6834
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
N
40
N
30
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM0.72m
8:49AM0.73m
8:11PM0.71m
9:57AM0.74m
9:15PM0.70m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.31m
2:00AM0.05m
2:33PM0.34m
3:01AM0.04m
3:43PM0.35m
4:06AM0.03m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
6
2
4
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
3
0
-2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
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