Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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 afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2888
3053
3039
2865
2865
2668
2668
2325
2266
2212
2087
1953
2080
3528
4993
6094
5846
5633
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
0
SW
5
SSE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:01PM1.79m
6:14AM1.96m
5:47PM1.71m
7:07AM1.82m
6:45PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.05m
12:12PM0.73m
00:20AM0.20m
1:07PM0.80m
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Temp °C
10
8
7
8
9
13
15
15
12
12
10
10
11
12
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
5
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7
11
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14
11
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7
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