Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7668
6288
5475
1776
1179
1441
1748
2375
2388
2310
2365
1913
1554
1134
1382
1363
1192
934
1020
770
628
616
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01AM0.68m
6:33PM0.69m
7:50AM0.65m
7:12PM0.66m
8:44AM0.64m
7:56PM0.63m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.31m
1:13AM0.13m
1:29PM0.35m
1:57AM0.16m
2:21PM0.38m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
2
4
3
3
5
6
7
6
4
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
9
9
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