Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
5
3
5
5
5
6
7
4
6
7
6
5
9
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.9
W
13
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
241
342
342
1226
447
843
1155
3486
1014
3644
3135
3468
6619
6846
3531
5256
5771
5333
5156
6239
4242
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM1.99m
4:26PM1.85m
5:22AM1.91m
5:01PM1.75m
6:08AM1.81m
5:36PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.53m
10:49PM0.14m
11:18AM0.66m
11:29PM0.22m
12:00PM0.79m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
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5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
7
Temp °C
11
12
15
14
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
12
10
11
11
12
15
14
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
12
11
6
5
5
5
6
9
11
10
9
8
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
7
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