Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
3
4
5
7
6
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
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
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2831
4128
5231
6687
6656
7717
5290
5082
4242
3438
2696
2316
2316
3132
3172
2758
2140
1956
1665
1423
1244
1021
1037
1173
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM1.81m
5:36PM1.64m
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
8:01AM1.61m
7:00PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.22m
12:00PM0.79m
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
00:58AM0.41m
1:48PM1.03m
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7:01
7:00
6:58
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5:52
5:52
5:53
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
14
10
8
8
7
6
10
14
15
11
10
10
10
9
12
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
6
8
9
9
9
10
8
5
6
4
3
8
11
13
10
8
7
7
6
8
13
14
12
10
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