Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
9
7
6
6
3
4
5
!
5
7
7
7
8
8
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
463
657
1108
1444
1518
2589
3620
6969
7346
5377
5754
5323
7557
9092
10576
9086
10844
9872
9059
8896
7922
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM1.88m
5:01PM1.89m
5:59AM1.84m
5:41PM1.77m
6:54AM1.78m
6:21PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.53m
11:29PM0.18m
11:52AM0.67m
00:13AM0.23m
12:44PM0.81m
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
11
11
15
12
9
10
9
7
6
8
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
11
9
6
7
5
3
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
6
6
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