Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
780
769
792
760
1691
1571
1428
1288
1262
1297
1500
2060
2319
3948
3639
3016
2445
2087
1919
1634
1288
1108
1108
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM1.64m
4:22PM1.86m
4:55AM1.68m
4:51PM1.79m
5:44AM1.71m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.49m
10:05AM0.50m
10:45PM0.42m
10:47AM0.61m
11:20PM0.35m
11:32AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
990
780
769
792
623
1691
1571
1428
1288
1262
1297
1500
2060
2319
3948
3639
3016
2445
2087
1919
1634
1288
1108
1108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
S
17
0.3
SE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.8
SW
21
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.3
SE
17
0.3
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
16
10
130
314
760
3
5
41
25
55
182
522
899
1006
47
25
13
12
241
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
20
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
22
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
40
9
8
8
14
14
14
97
5
18
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
22
10
0
0
10
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
8
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
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7
7
8
6
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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