Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1602
1680
1680
1649
1649
1626
1728
1812
1253
1138
990
828
828
2800
2020
2233
1990
1408
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM1.54m
11:24AM1.47m
00:22AM1.72m
12:08PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.81m
5:43PM0.55m
6:33AM0.75m
6:24PM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:24
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7:51
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2
2
2
9
5
4
4
1
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Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
9
11
14
15
13
12
9
Feels °C
15
15
13
9
10
11
9
8
7
6
4
5
7
9
10
9
9
6
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