Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
979
730
1385
1671
2402
2140
1672
1350
1115
1018
871
640
623
623
600
1172
1239
1208
1069
1056
1014
874
829
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM0.68m
5:11PM0.75m
5:53AM0.69m
5:47PM0.74m
6:46AM0.71m
6:27PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.17m
11:00AM0.21m
11:37PM0.13m
11:44AM0.24m
00:19AM0.10m
12:34PM0.28m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
8
7
5
6
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
10
9
6
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