Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
272
503
454
1135
2048
2520
3136
3717
3015
2868
2481
2285
1526
1271
1124
1149
1241
2761
2506
2676
2860
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
20
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM1.63m
7:02PM1.39m
8:16AM1.53m
8:26PM1.34m
9:24AM1.47m
10:07PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.88m
1:25AM0.67m
2:38PM0.89m
2:43AM0.78m
3:54PM0.82m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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Temp °C
15
18
18
15
14
14
14
15
18
26
26
29
24
20
20
20
20
26
29
24
19
16
Feels °C
16
18
15
14
14
15
15
15
17
24
24
27
24
19
18
17
17
23
26
22
19
17
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