Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
1
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)
3
W
7
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
872
1928
2651
4429
7222
11500
10274
7905
5488
4479
3469
1748
1982
1521
1325
746
1044
892
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
WNW
45
NW
55
W
50
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:52PM0.59m
11:47AM0.66m
11:00PM0.59m
12:38PM0.68m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.40m
4:43AM0.18m
5:41PM0.39m
5:41AM0.17m
6:40PM0.35m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
Feels °C
1
0
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
4
2
4
4
6
7
6
6
8
7
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