Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5796
5761
5488
5563
5639
5210
4982
4578
4135
3532
3154
2570
2197
1991
2125
2188
2304
2271
1962
1810
1521
3182
2830
2785
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49AM2.12m
2:45PM1.89m
3:28AM2.11m
3:19PM1.85m
4:06AM2.06m
3:51PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.40m
8:59PM0.06m
9:33AM0.46m
9:34PM0.08m
10:09AM0.55m
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
7
7
11
14
15
11
8
7
6
5
13
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
3
4
4
6
6
5
6
7
6
4
4
8
10
13
9
6
5
3
1
9
15
15
14
10
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