Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
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7
7
8
5
5
5
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
7
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7126
7859
8517
9092
22367
20268
17257
15516
14457
13751
12641
12393
7808
5574
5082
4183
6397
5879
3095
2719
2580
2618
2815
3094
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.82m
8:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.88m
9:56PM1.55m
11:56AM1.95m
11:12PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:41PM1.04m
3:39AM0.13m
4:53PM0.99m
4:46AM0.11m
5:58PM0.87m
cloud
clear
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light rain
rain showers
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
10
11
10
11
14
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
6
7
9
10
8
7
5
5
5
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
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