Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
5
7
8
8
6
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
339
495
841
5357
7549
9103
9904
10010
8630
8902
10213
8008
4623
4117
3513
3357
2870
3341
4591
5638
6747
8045
8438
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM1.95m
1:14AM1.48m
2:18PM1.97m
1:57AM1.52m
2:51PM1.98m
2:40AM1.56m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.77m
7:28AM0.28m
8:34PM0.70m
8:07AM0.29m
9:07PM0.64m
8:46AM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
3
1
1
4
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
6
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
279
339
307
841
5357
7549
6812
5607
4201
3732
3307
2929
2800
2870
3341
4591
5638
6747
8045
8438
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
WSW
11
0.1
S
16
0.7
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
330
330
495
254
5
183
118
118
156
151
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SW
16
0.1
E
9
0.7
WSW
20
Energy kJ
5
43
2
336
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
20
15
17
20
24
25
9103
9904
10010
8630
8902
10213
8008
4623
4117
3513
3357
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
7
5
5
4
2
4
1
4
1
4
5
Distance (km)
552
552
552
421
572
552
558
567
558
563
18
18
36
4
18
18
18
530
36
218
18
218
203
98
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Rating
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5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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