Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
203
161
193
264
627
620
293
217
268
268
403
857
955
850
824
812
659
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:48AM0.75m
4:06PM0.82m
4:39AM0.74m
4:44PM0.80m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.11m
9:51AM0.13m
10:28PM0.09m
10:36AM0.17m
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7:28
7:28
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5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
8
6
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