Cape Paterson Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Cape Paterson over the next couple of weeks.

It's a pretty quiet start, to be honest. The first real chance to get wet is on Sunday, the 19th of July. We've got a 3ft swell from the WSW, pulsing with a moderate 390 units of energy. The water is sitting at 57°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The real kicker is the wind: glassy, from the NW. That's a major positive, making for some clean, surfable conditions, though they're pretty ordinary. The swell period is a decent 12 seconds, so there's a bit of shape to it, but at this size, it's a mellow option for the advanced crew that call this place home.

The rest of the first week goes downhill fast. Monday, the 20th, gets a cross-onshore breeze that ruins the party, and that trend continues. There's a brief window on Tuesday, the 21st, with a clean cross-offshore wind (NNW 12 mph) and a swell building to 5-6ft from the WSW (955-983 units of energy). It's marginal, but it's the best of a bad lot for that mid-week period. From Wednesday, the 22nd, through to the end of the month, the wind is a major problem. Strong onshores and cross-onshores, gusting up to 31 mph, will have the place blown out and messy. Even when the swell pumps up to 12ft or 13ft, the wind is just too ugly. That big energy on the 23rd (4619 units) and 25th (3175 units) is a kite-surfing dream, not a paddle-surfing one.

There's a bit of a reprieve on Monday, the 27th of July. The wind swings NNW at 9 mph, giving a clean cross-offshore flow, and the swell drops to a clean 4ft from the WSW (345 units). It's surfable, but very ordinary. The next few days are a write-off again with strong winds.

Looking out to the second week, things don't get much better. The wind keeps blowing, and the conditions are mostly poor. There's a chance on Sunday, the 2nd of August, with a 4ft swell from the SW, but a strong cross-shore wind (25 mph) will make it a bumpy session. The period jumps to 19 seconds on that afternoon, which is a very long groundswell, but it's onshore and messy, so not a great call for this beach-and-reef setup.

Honestly, for standouts, there's not much to yell about. The glassy session on the 19th is the best on offer for clean, small waves, and the Tuesday, the 21st, is the only other window with a bit of size and a clean wind. Everything else is a battle with the wind. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this is a frustrating run. Keep an eye on the forecasts, as these things can change, but for now, the 19th is your best bet.

Rusty.

Read more