Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2375
1913
1664
1386
1207
1024
906
814
700
584
513
450
441
400
375
382
396
418
480
627
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12PM0.66m
8:44AM0.64m
7:56PM0.63m
9:44AM0.63m
8:50PM0.61m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.35m
1:57AM0.16m
2:21PM0.38m
2:48AM0.17m
3:23PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
6
9
10
4
5
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