Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.7
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
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1399
1254
1344
1308
1196
1077
992
1077
1147
1052
1021
1021
814
1251
1736
1855
1956
1929
1804
1595
1507
1594
1572
1528
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29AM2.16m
2:12PM1.81m
3:07AM2.19m
2:46PM1.84m
3:46AM2.16m
3:21PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.50m
8:29PM-0.03m
9:11AM0.53m
9:06PM-0.07m
9:47AM0.59m
9:46PM-0.04m
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
5
7
7
7
7
8
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