Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2708
2783
3092
3253
3253
3001
2453
2111
1999
1704
1559
1292
1144
1011
841
640
520
444
341
335
260
226
199
252
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.68m
1:35PM2.08m
1:26AM1.76m
2:19PM2.11m
2:26AM1.84m
3:02PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.08m
7:46PM0.56m
7:44AM0.11m
8:33PM0.41m
8:36AM0.17m
9:19PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
12
12
10
8
7
7
8
8
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
11
9
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