Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.2
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1304
1164
906
771
700
643
458
450
400
408
415
389
396
411
471
627
668
700
679
746
964
1342
1817
1785
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
W
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:44AM0.64m
7:56PM0.63m
9:44AM0.63m
8:50PM0.61m
10:47AM0.64m
9:52PM0.59m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.16m
2:21PM0.38m
2:48AM0.17m
3:23PM0.40m
3:44AM0.18m
4:33PM0.40m
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light rain
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
8
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
9
8
Feels °C
6
5
7
8
7
9
9
10
8
8
8
7
10
10
8
5
5
4
4
4
5
3
0
0
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