Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
309
357
233
473
466
398
324
272
236
197
164
132
104
91
89
80
134
130
158
147
158
206
191
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
0
SW
0
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:01AM2.14m
3:46PM1.74m
4:36AM2.07m
4:18PM1.70m
5:12AM1.98m
4:50PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.52m
9:59PM0.11m
10:43AM0.59m
10:33PM0.17m
11:17AM0.67m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
11
18
22
19
14
13
13
14
13
19
21
18
15
15
16
16
16
22
23
21
16
17
Feels °C
10
9
9
15
19
15
12
12
12
13
12
17
18
15
15
14
15
14
14
20
20
18
16
16
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