Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.6° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)8ft (2.4m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
W
7
3
W
7
3
W
7
4
W
18
5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
119
109
347
376
329
340
447
581
779
864
10429
13719
15907
14301
13919
10663
6885
5405
4287
3652
2982
2483
2179
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:29AM0.61m
1:48PM0.73m
1:20AM0.62m
2:27PM0.75m
2:08AM0.63m
3:03PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.35m
6:58AM0.14m
7:53PM0.32m
7:42AM0.13m
8:35PM0.29m
8:23AM0.13m
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
6
6
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
11
10
4
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
0
-2
-1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1.1
WSW
13
3
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
82
119
109
144
94
329
340
63
116
113
421
6275
1333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
10
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
WSW
21
1
WSW
19
Energy kJ
108
109
13
8
144
63
62
5
8
83
766
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
E
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
1
1
13
3
68
68
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
1.2
WNW
4
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
2
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
W
7
3
W
7
3
W
7
4
W
18
5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
3
47
347
376
261
248
447
581
779
864
10429
13719
15907
14301
13919
10663
6885
5405
4287
3652
2982
2483
2179
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
9
8
6
6
5
4
4
1
Distance (km)
20
20
496
447
120
428
142
443
428
428
421
429
284
284
474
443
117
117
117
117
117
126
126
471
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
8
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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