Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
719
553
620
661
985
861
1323
1547
1860
1788
1576
1220
822
2375
1869
1737
1715
1431
1235
1124
1109
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:35AM1.87m
4:18PM1.82m
5:19AM1.88m
4:50PM1.78m
6:08AM1.85m
5:25PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.60m
10:45PM0.16m
11:09AM0.71m
11:24PM0.13m
11:53AM0.83m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
10
14
13
11
11
8
7
9
12
15
15
13
12
10
9
9
12
15
14
11
13
Feels °C
5
6
10
8
8
9
5
4
6
10
13
14
12
10
7
6
5
8
11
9
7
8
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