Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
563
494
430
386
373
373
495
458
511
570
716
791
715
683
621
1149
1373
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:25PM1.33m
10:43AM1.53m
10:51PM1.44m
11:30AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.70m
4:59PM0.84m
5:06AM0.67m
5:41PM0.69m
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Temp °C
20
19
19
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14
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Feels °C
20
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