Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1154
1346
1787
2085
2061
1528
1155
1417
1120
940
940
259
285
243
565
215
406
590
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
SSE
0
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:08PM1.35m
10:34AM1.58m
9:39PM1.32m
11:33AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.56m
4:43PM1.03m
4:22AM0.56m
5:46PM0.93m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
10
8
9
13
14
14
10
9
8
8
7
11
14
14
11
10
Feels °C
9
10
7
5
6
9
10
10
7
7
6
6
5
9
12
12
10
8
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