Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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)
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
250
255
292
985
1465
1605
1754
1915
1847
1561
1384
1255
1273
1178
1028
1102
1072
1321
597
739
857
3030
752
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:02AM0.62m
2:00PM0.73m
1:53AM0.64m
2:34PM0.75m
2:40AM0.67m
3:06PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.16m
8:11PM0.27m
8:04AM0.16m
8:48PM0.22m
8:45AM0.16m
9:23PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
5
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
11
13
13
11
12
11
10
10
14
15
14
13
11
10
8
10
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
8
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
8
7
4
3
0
1
2
4
3
3
  • 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