Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1975
2004
2424
2888
2888
3053
2865
2865
2865
2668
2506
2325
2266
2212
2241
2107
2242
3528
5436
6375
6067
5497
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:29AM2.08m
5:01PM1.79m
6:14AM1.96m
5:47PM1.71m
7:07AM1.82m
6:45PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.66m
11:30PM0.05m
12:12PM0.73m
00:20AM0.20m
1:07PM0.80m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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7:56
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6:52
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Temp °C
9
13
14
13
10
8
7
7
8
13
15
14
11
10
9
10
11
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
9
10
9
6
6
5
5
6
11
12
12
9
8
6
5
6
9
9
7
6
7
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