Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
2.5
W
7
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
600
1172
1239
1208
1069
1056
967
863
829
752
656
568
561
431
419
378
514
662
3910
5939
5811
6403
6449
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
N
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
45
W
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM0.74m
6:46AM0.71m
6:27PM0.73m
7:45AM0.72m
7:15PM0.72m
8:49AM0.73m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.10m
12:34PM0.28m
1:06AM0.07m
1:30PM0.31m
2:00AM0.05m
2:33PM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<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
5:10
5:12
 mm
3
6
5
3
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
14
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
6
6
9
11
9
7
6
4
4
4
7
6
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
2
3
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