Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
7
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
1100
1163
1342
1448
3287
3154
3544
4678
6657
7370
6675
13693
12406
12686
13120
13120
12066
9652
8161
7113
6158
5022
4249
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
5
S
0
ESE
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:37AM1.71m
6:52PM1.56m
8:55AM1.65m
8:24PM1.49m
10:14AM1.66m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.24m
1:25PM0.96m
1:47AM0.37m
2:54PM0.95m
3:13AM0.46m
4:24PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
11
14
13
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
6
5
3
9
12
11
7
7
5
4
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
9
9
8
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