Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
1436
1532
1513
1513
1474
1399
1363
1344
1308
1307
1179
992
1077
1163
1052
1021
1021
669
1366
1500
1526
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:41PM1.78m
2:29AM2.16m
2:12PM1.81m
3:07AM2.19m
2:46PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.49m
7:54PM0.06m
8:35AM0.50m
8:29PM-0.03m
9:11AM0.53m
9:06PM-0.07m
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5:58
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6:27
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7
1
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6
4
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Temp °C
19
21
22
22
18
15
14
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
16
17
19
20
18
15
14
15
15
17
15
12
12
10
11
10
9
10
10
8
8
9
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