Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
3
1
0
0
6
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2242
3528
5822
6554
7194
5792
5438
5089
5089
4682
4544
4271
4155
3817
3185
2741
2372
2038
1760
1526
1511
1718
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
7:07AM1.82m
6:45PM1.60m
8:11AM1.70m
8:06PM1.51m
9:26AM1.62m
9:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.80m
1:20AM0.38m
2:19PM0.82m
2:39AM0.55m
3:47PM0.78m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:48
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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Temp °C
10
13
15
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
16
21
21
16
14
Feels °C
5
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
13
18
19
16
12
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