Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
3
5
5
4
7
3
4
5
7
6
6
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
1031
3175
1014
3644
3203
3468
7069
3238
4128
5231
6965
6163
6359
6680
4431
3827
3232
2618
2191
2191
3311
3172
2758
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NNW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM1.91m
5:01PM1.75m
6:08AM1.81m
5:36PM1.64m
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.14m
11:18AM0.66m
11:29PM0.22m
12:00PM0.79m
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
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clear
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clear
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7:03
7:01
7:00
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5:51
5:52
5:52
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Temp °C
8
9
10
12
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
13
15
14
10
8
9
7
6
10
14
15
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
11
10
9
8
6
7
8
9
10
10
7
6
7
4
3
7
11
13
10
8
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