Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
W
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
268
268
480
924
955
850
878
722
659
534
451
443
294
248
372
590
606
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:06PM0.82m
4:39AM0.74m
4:44PM0.80m
5:28AM0.72m
5:21PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.09m
10:36AM0.17m
11:11PM0.08m
11:19AM0.22m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
7
6
6
8
10
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
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