Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
1255
2879
4501
3272
3077
3260
2634
2624
2066
2004
1580
1536
1418
1197
1067
1034
1018
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM1.60m
12:07PM1.64m
00:35AM1.78m
12:39PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.69m
6:00AM0.61m
6:16PM0.52m
6:44AM0.55m
6:48PM0.35m
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
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9
9
8
8
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10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
4
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