Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1402
1363
2580
1401
2760
4295
2253
803
1302
1936
2097
1538
1207
815
421
343
745
1238
466
1123
933
437
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:55PM1.92m
3:12AM1.77m
3:22PM1.89m
3:53AM1.83m
3:50PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.38m
9:09PM0.41m
9:13AM0.43m
9:39PM0.31m
9:51AM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
6
6
4
3
5
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
8
8
9
7
6
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