Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
5
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.9
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
1.9
SSW
9
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2155
2267
1172
2104
919
956
558
392
425
663
553
1524
757
1188
1163
1342
1448
3287
2985
3353
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
W
15
W
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
5:00PM1.74m
6:32AM1.81m
5:48PM1.66m
7:37AM1.71m
6:52PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.79m
11:40PM0.13m
12:18PM0.89m
00:36AM0.24m
1:25PM0.96m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
12
12
12
11
10
12
13
11
9
8
8
7
6
11
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
14
15
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
5
3
9
11
11
7
6
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