Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
335
314
272
268
250
236
241
342
373
373
440
843
1155
1005
1467
1626
3135
3773
6479
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51PM1.94m
4:38AM1.99m
4:26PM1.85m
5:22AM1.91m
5:01PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.10m
10:37AM0.53m
10:49PM0.14m
11:18AM0.66m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
10
9
9
9
8
10
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
12
12
10
8
7
7
9
9
10
7
5
5
5
5
7
11
10
9
9
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