Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
1995
2471
1732
3459
3417
3417
3011
2804
2414
2231
1871
1882
1568
1669
1752
1402
1387
1033
1363
1162
878
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:56PM1.90m
1:49AM1.60m
2:26PM1.92m
2:31AM1.69m
2:55PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.36m
8:09PM0.63m
7:56AM0.36m
8:40PM0.52m
8:35AM0.38m
9:09PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
5
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
8
9
13
15
11
9
8
8
7
10
15
15
13
12
9
8
9
10
12
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
10
12
8
6
5
5
3
6
10
10
8
6
4
2
3
5
7
4
6
6
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