Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
3
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1718
1697
1675
1654
1532
1532
1513
1437
1229
1212
3456
1368
1073
867
1249
1200
1269
1192
3097
4240
5069
5004
4408
3918
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM1.60m
11:26PM1.61m
11:49AM1.64m
00:35AM1.78m
12:41PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.64m
5:07PM0.65m
5:40AM0.64m
6:08PM0.48m
6:46AM0.59m
6:57PM0.32m
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Temp °C
12
11
14
21
25
24
20
19
17
15
12
16
19
18
17
13
11
11
11
17
22
23
20
17
Feels °C
10
8
10
16
21
21
18
17
15
12
9
12
15
14
15
12
10
10
9
14
19
20
18
15
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