Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
18
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1292
1906
3074
2795
2349
2320
2119
1860
1649
1500
1480
1558
1285
1155
1417
1521
1607
1703
1819
1922
2076
2108
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:17PM1.70m
00:04AM1.49m
12:52PM1.76m
00:53AM1.62m
1:23PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.53m
6:29PM0.80m
6:18AM0.49m
7:03PM0.65m
7:02AM0.45m
7:33PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
8
13
13
13
11
9
8
7
7
10
14
15
12
10
9
8
8
11
15
15
11
9
Feels °C
5
10
11
11
10
7
6
5
5
9
12
13
10
8
7
6
6
10
13
13
9
7
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