Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
1102
669
1270
1838
1855
1956
1929
1779
1595
1641
1688
1688
1641
1618
1595
1822
2004
2278
2888
2888
1983
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM1.84m
3:46AM2.16m
3:21PM1.83m
4:29AM2.08m
4:01PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.53m
9:06PM-0.07m
9:47AM0.59m
9:46PM-0.04m
10:27AM0.66m
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5:58
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5:56
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6:56
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6:28
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6:29
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6
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
12
13
13
10
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
6
6
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
6
5
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