Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
2
4
2
3
3
5
2
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
10
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1307
992
1368
2856
1022
1317
1144
1249
1659
3397
4471
4829
4467
4024
3713
3713
3502
3573
3856
3981
4559
2968
5769
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26PM1.61m
11:49AM1.64m
00:35AM1.78m
12:41PM1.68m
1:27AM1.94m
1:25PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.64m
6:08PM0.48m
6:46AM0.59m
6:57PM0.32m
7:38AM0.53m
7:38PM0.20m
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light rain
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
12
16
20
19
17
15
14
13
13
19
22
23
21
20
14
13
13
13
16
17
12
11
Feels °C
14
12
8
12
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
16
18
20
18
17
12
13
11
11
12
12
7
7
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