Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4940
4351
4157
3788
3661
3444
3181
2824
2326
2032
1875
1762
1641
1641
1507
1343
1304
1102
1102
1233
1771
1978
1929
1761
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM1.71m
1:18PM1.97m
1:29AM1.84m
1:59PM2.02m
2:21AM1.95m
2:38PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.25m
7:30PM0.44m
7:40AM0.25m
8:13PM0.28m
8:28AM0.27m
8:54PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
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5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
11
11
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