Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3185
2704
2372
2038
1760
1526
1531
1739
1718
1697
1675
1675
1654
1532
1513
1314
1229
1124
1203
1170
1073
2380
996
1377
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM1.62m
9:51PM1.50m
10:44AM1.60m
11:26PM1.61m
11:49AM1.64m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.55m
3:47PM0.78m
4:13AM0.64m
5:07PM0.65m
5:40AM0.64m
6:08PM0.48m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
8
7
8
16
21
22
17
14
12
12
13
21
25
24
20
20
16
14
12
16
19
19
17
14
Feels °C
5
5
6
13
18
19
15
12
10
9
10
17
21
21
19
16
15
12
9
12
16
16
15
13
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