Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 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):

  • 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 8PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
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 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1671
2402
2140
1672
1350
1115
1018
871
640
623
623
600
1172
1239
1208
1069
1056
1083
874
829
711
656
568
515
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM0.75m
5:53AM0.69m
5:47PM0.74m
6:46AM0.71m
6:27PM0.73m
7:45AM0.72m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.13m
11:44AM0.24m
00:19AM0.10m
12:34PM0.28m
1:06AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
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5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
7
7
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
10
6
6
4
3
4
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