Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
442
427
226
183
175
556
590
249
227
152
149
147
198
245
617
621
695
559
1118
1056
1206
1087
763
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:06AM0.72m
4:09PM0.77m
4:50AM0.74m
4:43PM0.77m
5:35AM0.75m
5:19PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.19m
10:32PM0.10m
10:43AM0.21m
11:10PM0.07m
11:26AM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
3
3
4
3
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
10
9
7
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