Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4242
3438
2657
2316
2316
3132
3172
2758
2010
1712
1665
1423
1119
1037
1037
1092
1154
1191
1228
1417
1191
1173
1154
1408
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
8:01AM1.61m
7:00PM1.43m
9:17AM1.56m
8:08PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
00:58AM0.41m
1:48PM1.03m
1:57AM0.50m
3:12PM1.07m
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light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
7
10
14
15
12
13
13
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
4
7
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
14
14
12
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
9
8
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