Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
1.9
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1882
1589
1669
1752
1402
1363
1598
2589
2193
2718
3773
3337
846
2228
2093
1509
865
847
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:31AM1.69m
2:55PM1.92m
3:12AM1.77m
3:22PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.52m
8:35AM0.38m
9:09PM0.41m
9:13AM0.43m
9:39PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
8
8
10
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
6
5
2
3
5
7
7
5
3
5
5
4
5
7
7
8
7
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