Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
10
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8226
7362
6571
6575
6972
8014
3352
5508
4180
3302
2948
2582
2510
2245
1922
1697
1664
1761
1785
1888
1752
1776
1695
1672
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:05AM0.75m
10:26PM0.70m
12:08PM0.78m
11:39PM0.71m
1:05PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.03m
4:55PM0.34m
5:13AM0.02m
6:03PM0.31m
6:17AM0.02m
7:06PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
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5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
2
4
4
4
7
6
5
4
5
6
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
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