Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
918
1983
1933
1776
1547
1486
1343
1237
1325
1109
1436
1664
1513
1513
1474
1511
1363
1344
1308
1196
992
992
992
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:14AM1.94m
1:10PM1.74m
1:52AM2.08m
1:41PM1.78m
2:29AM2.16m
2:12PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.51m
7:20PM0.19m
8:00AM0.49m
7:54PM0.06m
8:35AM0.50m
8:29PM-0.03m
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11
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Temp °C
9
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18
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25
22
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21
20
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22
20
18
15
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16
17
15
15
13
Feels °C
8
7
9
14
20
22
19
15
17
17
15
18
20
20
19
19
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
12
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