Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2140
2083
1825
1752
1602
1558
1704
1649
1649
1728
1407
2474
1253
1034
1089
1358
828
1892
1864
2200
1990
2591
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
SE
0
E
20
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM1.46m
11:26PM1.54m
11:24AM1.47m
00:22AM1.72m
12:08PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.70m
5:35AM0.81m
5:43PM0.55m
6:33AM0.75m
6:24PM0.37m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:24
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7:50
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7:51
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3
9
11
5
6
5
4
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Temp °C
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
14
14
12
9
Feels °C
14
14
16
17
16
15
16
9
10
10
8
8
8
6
4
4
5
7
9
8
7
6
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