Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
2
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)
3.5
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5475
1776
1382
1568
2049
2375
2529
2405
2187
1946
1582
1386
1304
1114
1037
814
687
573
513
450
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:33PM0.69m
7:50AM0.65m
7:12PM0.66m
8:44AM0.64m
7:56PM0.63m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.31m
1:13AM0.13m
1:29PM0.35m
1:57AM0.16m
2:21PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
3
3
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
9
10
10
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