Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
3
WSW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1286
1464
1037
1956
1595
1363
1324
2067
2041
2034
2739
2966
2785
4332
4716
4651
4447
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23PM1.70m
5:24AM1.84m
4:56PM1.61m
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.24m
11:22AM0.77m
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
22
25
23
16
16
12
11
9
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
17
14
12
11
10
17
19
19
12
13
8
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
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