Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Cape Paterson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
6
3
W
7
4
WSW
10
4
W
11
4
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
844
3212
3607
4812
5239
5668
5514
5428
5679
6676
7797
8226
8461
9836
10649
8772
7362
6834
6228
5417
4861
4551
3835
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49AM0.73m
8:11PM0.71m
9:57AM0.74m
9:15PM0.70m
11:05AM0.75m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.05m
2:33PM0.34m
3:01AM0.04m
3:43PM0.35m
4:06AM0.03m
4:55PM0.34m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
5
3
5
3
4
4
5
6
5
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Paterson surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest