Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)18ft (5.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
3
4
4
5
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9
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7
7
8
5
5
5
7
7
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
7
WSW
15
5.5
SW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
15
5.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10350
5672
7126
7961
8365
21521
14904
20078
17486
15230
11530
13485
8409
12393
7808
5792
5290
4308
5399
5081
3140
2760
2448
2350
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.82m
8:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.88m
9:56PM1.55m
11:56AM1.95m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.16m
3:41PM1.04m
3:39AM0.13m
4:53PM0.99m
4:46AM0.11m
5:58PM0.87m
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
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5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
11
9
8
7
7
9
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
8
7
6
4
4
7
9
10
11
11
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