Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2233
1994
1994
1718
1695
1486
1567
1694
2033
1737
1694
1412
1415
1279
1244
1210
1111
1018
837
734
679
587
578
454
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM0.73m
1:56PM0.82m
1:53AM0.74m
2:43PM0.83m
2:53AM0.75m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.26m
7:17AM0.03m
8:03PM0.21m
8:12AM0.05m
8:55PM0.15m
9:03AM0.08m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
10
11
8
7
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
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