Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9672
11140
9872
8754
8382
8232
6475
5461
5096
3087
3139
3368
2938
2783
1715
1685
1906
1692
1565
884
868
819
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.78m
6:21PM1.65m
7:52AM1.72m
7:05PM1.54m
8:57AM1.67m
7:55PM1.45m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.81m
1:00AM0.29m
1:41PM0.93m
1:51AM0.36m
2:49PM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
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5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
5
6
8
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
9
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