Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
193
200
224
341
455
614
1053
1499
1995
3185
3579
3376
4032
3560
3468
2603
1759
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:30AM1.70m
1:51PM2.18m
1:28AM1.76m
2:36PM2.19m
2:26AM1.79m
3:20PM2.16m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.73m
6:58AM-0.06m
7:58PM0.62m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:47PM0.51m
8:42AM0.05m
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clear
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7:39
7:39
7:41
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5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
9
9
7
6
5
4
8
8
7
9
9
8
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
0.1
S
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
193
200
200
172
200
614
1053
1499
1995
3185
3579
3376
6
728
560
2603
1759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
24
0.6
NE
5
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
16
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
26
6
54
16
224
341
455
205
119
12
35
6
23
15
5
432
753
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.1
S
19
0.8
SW
12
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
22
122
15
29
34
7
169
6
24
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
1
W
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
1.6
S
7
Energy kJ
6
11
18
31
26
30
23
20
92
9
4
9
20
42
33
11
10
4032
3560
3468
272
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
356
7
288
4
4
0
288
218
547
547
218
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
2
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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