Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1120
940
865
251
285
243
206
215
406
690
780
1011
2052
1399
3074
2795
2349
2146
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:39PM1.32m
11:33AM1.63m
11:02PM1.38m
12:17PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:43PM1.03m
4:22AM0.56m
5:46PM0.93m
5:26AM0.53m
6:29PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
7
11
14
15
11
10
9
8
8
13
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
5
9
12
13
10
8
6
5
5
11
10
11
10
7
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