Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
6
6
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2193
2414
3077
5747
5140
9093
6473
10257
11013
8956
12066
11669
8956
6208
6050
6378
6544
6208
7620
5427
4920
4856
5072
5205
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM1.76m
9:49PM1.52m
11:39AM1.83m
11:16PM1.59m
12:32PM1.91m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.26m
4:34PM0.97m
4:36AM0.28m
5:45PM0.81m
5:46AM0.26m
6:41PM0.62m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
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5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
13
11
11
10
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
14
11
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
8
9
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