Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1037
1956
1595
1471
1324
1961
2077
2219
2813
3279
3253
4145
5044
4832
4651
4447
4274
4605
6323
6486
6207
5512
4522
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:24AM1.84m
4:56PM1.61m
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.24m
11:22AM0.77m
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
00:09AM0.47m
1:00PM0.98m
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
22
25
24
16
15
12
11
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
17
19
20
12
11
8
5
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
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