Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5231
6687
6656
7717
5290
5082
4242
3438
2657
2316
2316
3132
3172
2758
2010
1830
1688
1423
1135
1037
1127
1173
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM1.81m
5:36PM1.64m
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
8:01AM1.61m
7:00PM1.43m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.79m
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
00:58AM0.41m
1:48PM1.03m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
15
14
10
8
8
7
6
10
14
15
12
10
12
12
11
13
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
10
8
6
6
4
3
8
12
13
11
7
9
9
8
9
14
15
12
12
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