Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4838
4272
3778
3314
2859
2584
2381
2237
1808
1760
1484
1308
1339
1216
1039
911
736
706
518
503
386
290
277
193
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM1.66m
12:10PM1.80m
00:33AM1.82m
12:54PM1.86m
1:24AM1.97m
1:34PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.44m
6:23PM0.47m
6:45AM0.40m
7:07PM0.29m
7:33AM0.37m
7:46PM0.16m
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6:30
6:28
6:26
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6:09
6:10
6:12
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Temp °C
10
10
10
15
19
20
17
14
12
11
13
18
23
22
19
17
16
14
14
16
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
8
7
7
13
17
18
16
13
10
9
10
15
19
19
17
16
14
12
13
15
16
15
11
12
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