Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5175
5508
6709
7492
6719
8597
8983
10251
8308
7142
6268
6265
6408
6401
6312
5093
4180
3430
2883
2554
2412
2156
1722
1594
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
50
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:57AM0.74m
9:15PM0.70m
11:05AM0.75m
10:26PM0.70m
12:08PM0.78m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.04m
3:43PM0.35m
4:06AM0.03m
4:55PM0.34m
5:13AM0.02m
6:03PM0.31m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
10
9
9
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
4
6
8
9
10
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