Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
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)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
2.3
WNW
6
3.5
W
7
4.5
WSW
11
4
W
12
4
W
13
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
553
431
419
378
396
324
1179
4759
5093
5519
5399
5333
5182
5434
5347
6199
7248
7757
6807
7563
9095
9064
8120
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
35
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM0.72m
7:15PM0.72m
8:49AM0.73m
8:11PM0.71m
9:57AM0.74m
9:15PM0.70m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.31m
2:00AM0.05m
2:33PM0.34m
3:01AM0.04m
3:43PM0.35m
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light rain
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
6
3
4
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
9
11
14
14
13
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
7
6
5
1
-1
0
-1
-2
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
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