Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
4
3
3
2
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
12
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3410
3548
3499
3211
3483
4650
5789
5759
5938
5156
4816
5418
5289
4401
4117
3837
3562
3454
2909
2511
2076
1972
1723
1494
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:27AM1.94m
1:25PM1.73m
2:11AM2.06m
2:05PM1.76m
2:50AM2.14m
2:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.53m
7:38PM0.20m
8:21AM0.49m
8:16PM0.12m
9:00AM0.47m
8:51PM0.08m
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6:39
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Temp °C
19
14
13
15
15
15
12
11
8
10
11
11
12
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
17
14
12
12
10
9
7
7
4
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
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