Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
9
9
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
1109
3170
3545
2255
2911
3269
3194
3398
3484
3669
3594
3805
6127
6996
10934
11407
10162
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52AM1.99m
2:48PM1.86m
3:31AM2.04m
3:17PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.23m
8:56AM0.45m
9:03PM0.12m
9:32AM0.51m
9:36PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
9
12
15
15
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
8
7
8
11
11
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
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