Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
W
10
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.4
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.7
WSW
6
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
974
886
539
739
702
827
719
743
1905
1474
1126
1102
1488
1191
890
625
404
418
406
250
187
209
212
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40AM0.67m
3:06PM0.77m
3:24AM0.70m
3:38PM0.77m
4:06AM0.72m
4:09PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.16m
9:23PM0.18m
9:24AM0.17m
9:57PM0.13m
10:03AM0.19m
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7:18
7:16
7:16
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5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
10
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
6
6
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