Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)18ft (5.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
9
6
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3352
3644
3830
3619
3673
5291
7344
11699
12401
7885
8320
7831
7146
6723
6388
6206
5720
5720
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:31AM2.04m
3:17PM1.85m
4:10AM2.05m
3:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.12m
9:32AM0.51m
9:36PM0.05m
10:08AM0.59m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
11
11
9
7
6
11
14
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
3
2
6
9
13
10
9
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