Cape Paterson Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 145.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Paterson sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Paterson at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.9
WNW
5
2.3
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
1.3
WSW
8
2.2
NW
6
3
W
7
3
W
7
3
W
8
3
W
10
4
W
18
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
147
144
140
138
138
138
138
108
119
182
434
410
229
360
698
924
1190
2174
9870
11959
13357
18190
14205
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
45
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
50
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:34PM0.60m
1:05PM0.71m
00:29AM0.61m
1:48PM0.73m
1:20AM0.62m
2:27PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.37m
6:10AM0.14m
7:06PM0.35m
6:58AM0.14m
7:53PM0.32m
7:42AM0.13m
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rain showers
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
4
3
1
5
1
1
2
6
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
15
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
7
10
10
10
11
3
4
2
3
2
3
2
1
-1
-3
-3
0
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
119
147
144
140
138
138
138
138
82
119
140
113
144
229
333
29
39
460
1278
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
40
36
38
38
58
37
59
74
108
109
13
13
2
63
61
8
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NW
4
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
4
6
7
7
8
6
12
3
2
2
1
3
68
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NE
3
1.9
WNW
5
2.3
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.2
NW
6
3
W
7
3
W
7
3
W
8
3
W
10
4
W
18
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
12
18
20
19
29
30
20
10
6
3
182
434
410
314
360
698
924
1190
2174
9870
11959
13357
18190
14205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
5
23
5
5
5
20
38
38
20
20
428
447
443
428
428
428
428
428
422
421
443
447
493
470
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
2
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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