Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
7
3
W
7
4
W
18
4.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
1281
1327
766
812
9902
11942
14868
12675
11276
9441
6340
5012
4098
3347
2866
2274
2140
2045
1661
2754
3386
3683
3770
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM0.62m
2:27PM0.75m
2:08AM0.63m
3:03PM0.76m
2:53AM0.64m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.32m
7:42AM0.13m
8:35PM0.29m
8:23AM0.13m
9:14PM0.26m
9:02AM0.14m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
11
4
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
4
4
3
1
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
17
2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
21
1
WSW
14
3
WSW
18
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
340
29
748
83
379
6413
1249
1661
2754
3386
3683
3770
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SW
16
1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
64
8
10
758
599
1578
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
7
3
W
7
4
W
18
4.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.2
SSW
7
2
SSW
16
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
275
1281
1327
766
812
9902
11942
14868
12675
11276
9441
6340
5012
4098
3347
2866
2274
2140
2045
124
1928
33
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
4
1
4
5
Distance (km)
428
428
428
289
457
429
474
493
474
443
117
117
117
117
117
117
126
421
81
81
126
81
66
45
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Paterson surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest