Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
503
392
342
277
190
157
393
2180
4056
4689
5366
5732
5830
8861
5530
5488
5488
5639
5446
5210
4797
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34PM1.90m
2:09AM2.07m
2:11PM1.91m
2:49AM2.12m
2:45PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.37m
7:46PM0.16m
8:16AM0.37m
8:23PM0.09m
8:56AM0.40m
8:59PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
15
17
17
15
14
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
12
15
14
12
11
8
6
6
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
5
6
5
6
6
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