Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2653
2487
2140
1941
1825
1752
1500
1581
1704
1649
1649
1838
1500
1387
1253
1049
1004
1922
828
1663
2125
1615
1990
1858
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
SW
25
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:30AM1.46m
11:26PM1.54m
11:24AM1.47m
00:22AM1.72m
12:08PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.83m
4:56PM0.70m
5:35AM0.81m
5:43PM0.55m
6:33AM0.75m
6:24PM0.37m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
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1
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9
13
7
3
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
18
16
15
15
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
10
13
14
14
11
9
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
14
18
17
15
14
8
10
10
8
9
6
6
5
4
6
8
8
9
7
6
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