Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
0
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
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
1513
1513
1474
1288
1363
1344
1308
1196
1179
992
1077
1147
1052
1021
1021
1021
1251
1568
1760
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
0
E
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41PM1.78m
2:29AM2.16m
2:12PM1.81m
3:07AM2.19m
2:46PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.06m
8:35AM0.50m
8:29PM-0.03m
9:11AM0.53m
9:06PM-0.07m
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5:58
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6:27
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1
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4
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13
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Temp °C
22
21
16
14
15
16
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
18
20
16
13
14
14
15
17
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
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