Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)--
Evening (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4286
3882
3212
2758
2381
2093
1632
1290
1179
1220
1554
3033
3348
2948
3311
3237
3068
3352
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15AM1.89m
2:20PM1.85m
2:52AM1.99m
2:48PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.36m
8:20AM0.43m
8:32PM0.23m
8:56AM0.45m
9:03PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
11
17
20
18
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
7
12
15
13
8
9
10
12
10
10
11
13
8
8
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