Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
5
5
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
6
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
398
451
398
392
431
330
315
410
624
5478
8495
11372
10907
11818
9925
9926
10775
5992
5064
3615
3370
3031
2949
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM1.45m
1:44PM1.95m
1:14AM1.48m
2:18PM1.97m
1:57AM1.52m
2:51PM1.98m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.83m
6:47AM0.29m
7:58PM0.77m
7:28AM0.28m
8:34PM0.70m
8:07AM0.29m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
6
6
4
4
2
0
1
3
6
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
0.3
S
14
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
392
398
451
398
392
431
330
209
353
624
5478
8495
7631
5809
4812
3890
35
2949
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.8
NE
5
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
59
32
34
73
123
125
166
315
410
541
3247
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SW
16
0.1
E
9
0.7
WSW
20
Energy kJ
4
4
8
4
4
3
5
43
2
336
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
0.6
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
37
74
8
18
17
18
10
13
20
20
28
27
11372
10907
11818
9925
9926
10775
5992
5064
3615
3370
3031
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
1
Distance (km)
0
114
572
537
210
552
7
563
552
552
547
552
357
357
558
563
18
18
18
4
18
18
18
588
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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