Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5922
4274
3294
1748
1876
1521
1223
1147
796
892
712
580
570
503
448
383
325
320
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:00PM0.59m
12:38PM0.68m
00:05AM0.60m
1:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.39m
5:41AM0.17m
6:40PM0.35m
6:33AM0.16m
7:29PM0.31m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
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