Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 4PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
3
WSW
7
1.2
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
292
985
1465
1605
1754
1915
1847
1672
1384
1255
1101
1060
1028
987
974
1374
682
843
829
623
682
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:00PM0.73m
1:53AM0.64m
2:34PM0.75m
2:40AM0.67m
3:06PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.16m
8:11PM0.27m
8:04AM0.16m
8:48PM0.22m
8:45AM0.16m
9:23PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
3
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
13
11
12
11
10
10
14
16
14
13
11
10
8
10
11
12
9
10
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
9
11
9
7
5
3
0
0
2
5
2
5
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