Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1480
1558
1285
1247
1417
1521
1703
1819
1847
2076
2221
2108
2140
2158
2223
2322
2356
2125
4518
3882
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SE
5
SE
0
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
12:52PM1.76m
00:53AM1.62m
1:23PM1.81m
1:36AM1.76m
1:52PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.65m
7:02AM0.45m
7:33PM0.50m
7:43AM0.42m
8:02PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
12
9
9
8
8
11
15
16
12
9
8
8
7
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
14
10
7
7
6
6
10
13
14
10
8
7
6
5
10
10
9
10
8
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