Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
703
559
1056
1255
1190
974
763
818
1491
1199
1155
1018
993
949
899
785
691
621
467
373
362
271
347
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:35AM0.75m
5:19PM0.76m
6:25AM0.74m
6:01PM0.75m
7:21AM0.73m
6:49PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.07m
11:26AM0.24m
11:52PM0.05m
12:12PM0.28m
00:40AM0.04m
1:04PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
10
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
10
8
9
11
13
11
9
7
8
6
5
7
8
9
8
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