Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4864
4651
4651
4479
5210
6404
7084
6568
5921
5004
4024
3231
2667
2171
1811
1564
1591
1438
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.51m
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
8:18AM1.51m
7:38PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.47m
1:00PM0.98m
1:07AM0.59m
2:22PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
12
13
13
10
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
10
9
10
9
9
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