Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4651
4479
5210
6404
7084
6568
5921
5004
4024
3231
2667
2171
1785
1541
1387
1346
1247
1155
905
905
821
669
659
572
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
8:18AM1.51m
7:38PM1.33m
9:38AM1.49m
9:25PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.47m
1:00PM0.98m
1:07AM0.59m
2:22PM1.02m
2:26AM0.68m
3:55PM0.97m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
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Temp °C
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
18
24
24
15
16
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
16
22
23
15
15
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