Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9185
7847
6827
5678
5087
4153
3629
3197
3154
3197
3926
4421
5152
5284
5041
4490
3962
3493
2859
2584
2381
2237
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM1.66m
10:08PM1.52m
11:19AM1.72m
11:31PM1.66m
12:10PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.84m
4:38AM0.47m
5:31PM0.66m
5:48AM0.44m
6:23PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
14
14
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
14
19
20
16
14
Feels °C
5
8
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
12
17
18
15
13
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