Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7054
6723
6388
6206
5720
5409
4896
4511
3760
3185
2982
3979
3761
3759
3818
2375
2668
3469
2927
2565
2176
2257
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:10AM2.05m
3:48PM1.83m
4:52AM2.00m
4:21PM1.80m
5:39AM1.92m
5:00PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.59m
10:13PM0.02m
10:46AM0.69m
10:54PM0.05m
11:28AM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
3
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
7
12
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
15
12
12
Feels °C
3
7
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
7
6
6
8
9
11
13
14
12
9
9
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